Fajardo, Traveler Catamaran, PR (July 14th, 2014)

Today we went on a snorkeling adventure on the Traveler out of Fajardo, which is on the northeast side of the island.  About 45 minutes from San Juan. We got to Fajardo a bit early so we stopped at Walmart to use the facilities. We drove ourselves to the pier in our rental car, so was $65 per person verse $100 each if we had needed transportation. The snorkeling excursion included equipment, lunch and rum drinks at two different locations. We left at approximately 9:30 and returned around 4:00; Very fun trip. 

The first stop was a very nice beach and easy shallow snorkeling area.  We spent about an hour there.  There wasn't much to see at this stop, but gave everyone a chance to test out their equipment.  We enjoyed walking around the island more than snorkeling.

Then at the second spot we anchored over a reef and then snorkeled from there off a small private island.  We stayed on the boat and enjoyed a quick piña colada, or two, as everyone else crowded to the small ladder with all their gear to get into the water. Once the ladder was clear and we had finished our liquid refreshment, we headed out to join them. We snorkeled, non-stop, for more than an hour. The water was very warm and nice and seas were very calm. We saw an amazing variety of fish, including a huge jelly fish, the largest fish was 15+ inches long.  We finally looked up when they blew the whistle to let us know it was time to go, and then hurried back to the boat (yes, we were "those people" that held up the boat), but it was worth it.  We had a very good lunch of sub sandwiches, corn chips and pasta salad as we sailed back through the beautiful aqua ocean.  And of course, enjoyed more of those delicious rum drinks!  The men working on the boat were so nice and helpful.  They made our day very enjoyable!  We would definitely do this adventure again.

A beautiful sail back to the marina.  You just can't beat this.

We went back to El Jabritos (pronounced Hibritos), in San Juan Viejo for dinner since we enjoyed our last visit so much. Again, another great meal, and a wonderful end to another fun day in Puerto Rico.