Author: Mort (---.tampabay.res.rr.com)
Date: 08-18-07 09:52
Abel, I Googled the water temperature in Culebra and Puerto Rico, and it's virtually the same year round. It varies by only 4 degrees (79 to 83).
If you were comfortable swimming when you were last here, you'll be comfortable in January.
Last January, I swam and snorkeled a lot and I never once wished I had a wetsuit. And I'm typically a person who gets chilled fairly easy. A rash shirt isn't a bad idea, though... It protects from the sun and perhaps a small bit of chill.
The perfect thing is probably a light neoprene vest. Here's an example of one for $55, thought that buys a lot of bottled water!
http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=2234&src=champ
Banana, thanks for the tip about sewing up a queen sized-sheet. That's got to be the cheapest way to go and a lot less bulky for travel than a sleeping bag. I bet a light flannel sheet would be perfect. They can be found very cheap on the Internet... Not a very high quality, but certainly good enough to sew up and use for a couple weeks of camping.
Though the average low nighttime temp in January is 72, the record low is 58, which means that it's not impossible for us to get a "cold front" where the temp drops into the low 60's in the wee hours. Hence Banana's and R. Emmet's suggestions are good about bringing a fleece or sweatshirt just to be safe.
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