Culebra One Day Itinerary – Activity Two
Rent a bike and go to Zoni Beach
For the second “One Day On Culebra” activity, I thought it would be nice to fit in a choice that will also help to keep you in shape. Quite simply, anyone can get a car and have a very nice, fun drive to the beach, but renting a bike (or bringing your own) can sometimes provide the visitor with a much more intimate (not to mention strenuous) experience.
If you would like to have a little exercise for your one-day trip, I would suggest a bike ride out to Zoni Beach. The greatest part of the ride is that there really aren’t any excruciating hills and from the ferry dock to Zoni it is approximately 5.5 miles.
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In all you will be biking a total of 11 miles. Zoni is a fairly quiet beach, when compared to Flamenco, and it has great view of Culebrita, Cayo Norte and St. Thomas.
Should you be concerned about your overall ability to complete the ride, the terrain is mostly flat, except as noted above, when you get close to Zoni. Tourists who are in reasonable shape (e.g. you can walk a mile without keeling over) should be able to do this ride without too much difficulty just make sure you bring some water because there are no vendors once you get there.
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As an additional tip, if you still have energy after you arrive at Zoni I would recommend walking west (through the fence posts and past the turtle signs and turn left) and going down to the far end. If you are lucky you will most likely have that part of the beach all to yourself.
Culebra One Day Itinerary - Activity Three « Culebra Blog said,
Wrote on November 25, 2007 @ 12:53 pm
[...] like to read the first two recommended “Culebra One Day Activities” then have a look at Biking to Zoni Beach and Visiting Flamenco [...]
sandrar said,
Wrote on September 10, 2009 @ 8:54 am
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.