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Venezuela 2003-Eastern Offshore Islands


Islas Los Testigos



This shot is from Playa Real, the north anchorage in Los Testigos. Its a beautiful place but we only stayed 1 night. Maybe one day we'll stay longer here.

Isla La Blanquilla





These shots are from La Blanquilla, still one of our favorite places in Venezuela. The snorkeling here was great and the water is beautiful, as you can see. That's Diane on the beach in the second picture by the wreck of a local fishing boat and some of the few palm trees here. It was a bit breezy that day. The third one is Destiny anchored alone on the west coast beach, Playa Yaqui; when we were here the first time, there were 12 boats with us. The last shot is one of some of the ground plants showing beautiful colors.

Isla La Tortuga, Playa Caldera





These shots are from Isla La Tortuga, specifically Playa Caldera, Punta Delgada. The beach here is just amazing and goes on for at least a mile, in a perfect crescent. The next shot is Diane resting in the shade of a local place on the windward side of Punta Delgada, looking out on the fantastic watercolors. Last is Diane posing on the airstrip there, and yes, that is a helicopter in the background. The place is a day trip for wealthy Venezuelans who come to sit on the beach.

Isla La Tortuga, Cayo Herradura





These pictures are from Cayo Herradurra, a small island just off the north coast of La Turtuga. It has a beautiful beach, as shown in the first shot, and a small population of fishermen, second shot. A pretty place with a peaceful leeward shore and a rough, rocky north shore, the third picture. The stones piled up serve as range markers for the fishermen.

Isla La Borracha





These last shots are of Isla La Borracha (Drunk Woman), just 8 miles northwest of Puerto La Cruz. There is a small group of fishermen there (first picture) and the island is very rocky and dry, as in second and third shots. Notice in the second picture (one of the formations near the entrance to the small bay) how the sea has undercut the rock near the surface. The scale is hard to judge, but the formation is about 150 feet high. In the third shot you can see the cave where lots of bats are living. The scale is evident if you look at the larger image and see the pinero (local boat) going out to the entrance.