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My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Jorge Flores (---.statestreet.com)
Date:   01-23-07 11:46

I just returned this past Saturday to New York after my 9 day stay in Puerto Rico 4 of which were spent in Culebra. I stayed at Casa Ensenada which is run by Butch and Jackie Pendergast two of the nicest people you will ever want to meet. I rented the Pequeno room which consisted of a queen sized bed, refrigerator, air conditioning, walk-in shower and satellite television all for $105.00 per night which was quite the deal.

I had breakfast each day at Pandeli which was 1.5 blocks away from Casa Ensenada. They had great coffee and I was able to eat their for less then $5.00. They offered sandwiches, eggs, pancakes and French Toast for breakfast. They also make soup and sandwiches for lunch.

I visited Flamenco Beach every day of my stay and I have to tell you that the water was rougher then any other time I had visited Culebra. Apparently, there was some sort of system that affected the entire Caribbean. The beach and the weather were incredible for my entire stay. During the day it was about 80 degrees with a constant 15-20 mph breeze blowing. Since the waves coming in were very rough I only attempted to go in the water on my last 2 days as the system subsided.

I had lunch on a daily basis at the kiosks located at the entrance to the beach. I was able to eat arroz con gandules, pinchos de pollo, white rice with red beans and a diet coke for $5.00 to $6.00 daily which was a great deal. I also had the empanadas made from beef, crab and shrimp for $2.00.

Since I was in Culebra during the NFL playoffs I was able to watch all of the games at the Dinghy Dock where they had 2 flat screen TV's right at the bar. I tried watching one game at Mamacitas but they were playing music during the game so I left to the Dinghy Dock. I would like to thank Hector the bartender for taking for the great drinks and conversation. I also had dinner at the Dinghy Dock which was solid as usual. I also had dinner at Mamacitas which was very good. I would like to thank Terry the bartender at Mamacitas for putting up with me during happy hour.

All in all it was a great vacation and Culebra is still a precious place to visit. I flew from Fajardo to Culebra ($54.00 roundtrip) just to maximize my time on the island. Flamenco Beach is still gorgeous and I hope the people that visit this beach continue to care for it and keep it clean. I would also like to add that the majority of the people camping out in Flamenco were young American teenagers and young married couples. This was their way of enjoying one of the most beautiful beaches in the world at a minimal cost.

Sincerely,

Jorge Flores

Jorge Flores

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Michael (---.ba-dsg.net)
Date:   01-23-07 13:12

Jorge, thank you for sharing and also for your continued help to others here on this board!

Enjoy Culebra!

Michael

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Jorge Flores (---.statestreet.com)
Date:   01-23-07 13:21

Michael, it is my pleasure to contribute whenefer I can.

Jorge Flores

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: R. Emmett (---.maine.res.rr.com)
Date:   01-23-07 13:28

Amazing that just when I was hoping to hear of recent camping experience, voila! thanks of the incredibly splendid report.

Owlihoot2

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Debbie (---.asm.bellsouth.net)
Date:   01-23-07 18:45

Great, concise report, Jorge!

Gracias!

Happy Diving!
Debbie

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: MJ (---.prtc.net)
Date:   01-23-07 20:36

Nice report! and nice of you to give personal kudos. I'm not sure if a couple of those people are online types, so I will mention your words to them. It's always enjoyable for people to hear random acts of thanks!

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Jorge Flores (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date:   01-23-07 20:44

MJ, I believe that Terry from Mamacitas and Hector from the Dinghy Dock are husband and wife. They are quite the couple.

Jorge Flores

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Kayra (---.mia.bellsouth.net)
Date:   01-23-07 22:48

Thanks for sharing Jorge. I really enjoyed it. Since my next visit to Culebra is less than a month away (YAAAY), I'm curious as to the location of PanDeli. I've usually had the ocasional breakfast at the bakery, but the sandwiches do not beat French Toast (!). Can anyone fill me in? Thanks :)

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Jorge Flores (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date:   01-23-07 23:17

When exiting Mamacitas or Posada La Hamaca make a left and walk to the end of the block and you will walk right into it. It is located on the main road that that all cars take when exiting the ferry area.

Jorge Flores

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Debbie (---.asm.bellsouth.net)
Date:   01-24-07 08:31

Jorge,

I have some video of the monster waves on Flamenco the week before you were there. Hope to be able to get it posted this weekend.

Happy Diving!
Debbie

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Arroz (216.110.97.---)
Date:   01-24-07 17:41

Jorge,

Don't know if you can tell me but I'll ask anyway - when the water was rough at Flamenco, was it also rough at Carlos Rosario or was it calmer on that side?

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Debbie (---.asm.bellsouth.net)
Date:   01-24-07 18:43

Abe,

We were there a week or so before Jorge, and the water was rough everywhere. Carlos Rosario, Melones and Punta Soldado, however, are well protected, and are usually pretty calm when the rest of the sea is kicked up.

Let me explain "rough everywhere": one day we tried two different dive sites out by Cayos Lobito and Raton before we settled on Cayo Yerba, and it was still rough at the surface. We also dived at Punta Soldado (that same day) and the boats were rocking and rolling at the mooring lines, but the waves were not crashing too hard against the beach. We were diving around the full moon, so that certainly factored in with the system that Jorge spoke of.

Happy Diving!
Debbie

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Jorge Flores (---.statestreet.com)
Date:   01-24-07 22:29

I did snorkel in Carlos Rosario but trhe water wasn't nearly as rough as it was in Flamenco. In fact, water never got into my snorkel so it wasn't as rough.

Jorge Flores

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Doug (---.aurorasys.com)
Date:   01-25-07 11:23

Wifey and I were in Culebra some years back for a total eclipse of the sun. The next day the surf was like the north shore of Oahu and actually rolling over Flamenco, which temporarily shrank to about 10 feet wide near the apartments. This March 3rd is a total eclipse of the moon - wonder what might happen?

Doug

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Re: My 3 Night Stay In Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Michael (---.ba-dsg.net)
Date:   01-25-07 12:00

I once experienced Luis Peña when there was NO beach left and the surf was crashing into the seagrapes. I do not know what the moon was doing at the time, but generally speaking it has a big influence on the tides in Culebra!

Enjoy Culebra!

Michael

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