Ilet Pinel

One day we went to Ilet Pinel, a small island off the north east coast and a part of a large marine reserve.

We took a small ferry to get to the island:

We started at the wharf near the southeast corner of the island and hiked counterclockwise the path that does a loop around the island.

Iguanas guarded the way:

 

At this beach on the north shore we swam/snorkeled and had lunch.  The swimming was great; the snorkeling was so-so but we did see a group of lobsters:
 

 Upon completing the loop hike we found that most visitors to the island never left the arrival beach:

So we continued to the southern tip of the island, did a snorkeling trail:

and watched some birds:

 

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