Snorkeling Cove on Santiago Bay

We rented a boat and driver for just the two of us. Martin did not want to book onto a tour so th.is did work out to be alot more fun. Our guide took us across the bay and snorkeled in three different places. One around a sunken ship, one around some coral and then into the cove where there are these huge rock formations that we could snorkel around.

Martin is holding a puffer fish! He is really cute. Our guide pressed his little body together and water would shoot right out of his ears and mouth, really funny! I held him too but soon discovered my hands were covered in slimy mucus..yuk! The top right picture is the rock formation I mentioned earlier with a cove that we could snorkel in. It was really amazing to see all the different kinds of fish swimming around and thru the rocks.

Here's a picture of our guide, his name is Freddy and he let me drive our boat! It was such a fun day to be out on the bay and to look back towards the peninsula was such a gorgeous view. The second from the top right hand picture shows our villa and the peninsula. Underneath us is more villas and a resort closer to the beach. Our villa is the one on the very top left side so you can see why we have such a spectacular view.

Finally we went for dinner at a restaurant which was right on the beach overlooking our favourite place to spend our days, in Miramar. The waves are really fun and the water is like a bathtub.

Villa shots

Here are a few more pictures of our villa. Each villa has it's own balcony and of course the sunset of the day picture is a must to be included. Our second day we slept in and just enjoyed time around the pool which is so beautiful surrounded by huge pots of tropical flowering plants.

Manzanillo November 2009

This is the first entry in our new blog. We have so many pictures to share that we felt this was the best way to do it. This picture is our first morning looking out onto Santiago Bay. You will see many more pictures of our view because it is so spectacular that we cannot stop taking pictures.
We are in a villa which is at the very top of a peninsula which separates Santiago Bay and Manzanillo Bay. We are here for our second time, having spent a week here at the same tiime last year. It is a quiet, clean and friendly place, and we think that it's a great place to unwind.

We would like to post a few pictures here to give you an idea of our experience. Please bear with us as this is our first blog experience. It already has us a bit stressed out!