Zoni Beach here on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico is an amazing place to spend the day. There’s a couple of nice sea grape trees that offer shade if you head off down to the right. Or, if you go to the left you can walk for at least a half-mile and have the place to yourself.
During the right time of the year, Zoni Beach is a sea turtle nesting site. And if you make all the way down to the end of Zoni you might even encounter some rock art or figures made out of coconuts and driftwood.
We went out to Zoni Beach a week ago and it appears as though someone has been doing a “beach art” installation out there…Apologies, I don’t know who did the art so I can’t credit the person.
Zoni Beach Art 1
Zoni Beach Art 2
Zoni Beach Art 3
Zoni Beach Art 4
Zoni Beach Art 5
Finally, two amazing Culebra stray dogs (Satos) need a good home. They are a mother and puppy pair known as Salty and Pepper who have both been fixed, and it would be best if they went to the same home.
I can tell you that they are both extremely well behaved, GREAT with people and kids, and would make a fantastic addition to any loving family. For more information please contact Jill Buckingham at jillbuckingham723@yahoo.com.
Because the northeast has been having quite a run of cold, snowy weather lately, I thought it would be a good time to post about ‘Ten Things You Could Be Doing on Culebra Instead of Shoveling Snow:’
1. Snorkel at Carlos Rosario & marvel at the fish & corals
2. Hike to Brava Beach & have the beach all to yourself
3. Take a boat ride to Culebrita with a picnic & cooler
4. Watch the sunset at Melones & drink in the view
5. Have a pina colada here in the Caribbean
6. Lounge in the sun at Zoni Beach & relax the day away
7. Boogie board at Flamenco Beach & catch some fun waves
8. Search for seaside treasures/shells on Tamarindo Beach
9. Explore the outer Cays & Isles on a scuba trip
10. Make a sandcastle (not a snowman :))
The weather has been a perfect 85 degrees lately with a nice breeze and no rain. Come down and visit if you can…
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.
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.
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.
