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Mainland Puerto Rico | Mona Island | Desecheo Island | Old San Juan

Desecheo Island

These are photographs from 2 dives at Desecheo Island (Dive Sites: The caves & candyland), and a sunset in Rincon (a big surfers town).
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The Pelican

The Pelican

Beautiful day for a boat ride

Beautiful day for a boat ride

Desecheo Island rising up out of the Mona passage

Desecheo Island rising up out of the Mona passage

Elvin the divemaster!

Elvin the divemaster!

Puerto Rico Rugged terrain

Rugged terrain

Natural Inlet

Natural Inlet

1st dive - Las Cuevas - The Caves!!

1st dive - Las Cuevas - The Caves!!

There was some great underwater terrain

There was some great underwater terrain

Flying Gurnard!!! Rare!! This is #1 of 2 we saw

Flying Gurnard!!! Rare!! This is #1 of 2 we saw

Flying Gurnard

Flying Gurnard

My friend the Smooth Trunkfish

My friend the Smooth Trunkfish

One of many valleys (going to surface) in Las Cuevas

One of many valleys (going to surface) in Las Cuevas

2nd Flying Gurnard!!

2nd Flying Gurnard!!

Flying Gurnard with wings spread

Flying Gurnard with "wings" spread

Another smooth Trunkfish! I can't help it, this island had the most I've ever seen

Another smooth Trunkfish! I can't help it, this island had the most I've ever seen

Flying Gurnard

Flying Gurnard

Flying Gurnard close up

Flying Gurnard close up

Large French Angelfish

Large French Angelfish

Close up of Smooth Trunkfish, check out the funny mouth!!

Close up of Smooth Trunkfish, check out the funny mouth!!

Peacock flounder (that Churcher spotted)

Peacock flounder (that Churcher spotted)

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Island from the water, Great Dive

Island from the water, Great Dive

Candyland Dive site. Next to Seafan city.

Candyland Dive site. Next to "Seafan city".

Porcupine fish!!!! Very Rare!! This and the Flying Gurnard made the trip for me!!

Porcupine fish!!!! Very Rare!! This and the Flying Gurnard made the trip for me!!

Porcupine Fish (actually the 1st of 2 we saw)

Porcupine Fish (actually the 1st of 2 we saw)

Sea Snail

Sea Snail

Nassau Grouper

Nassau Grouper

Puerto Rico Spotted Trunkfish (I saw fewer of these than the smooth trunkfish, or honeycomb cowfish)

Spotted Trunkfish (I saw fewer of these than the smooth trunkfish, or honeycomb cowfish)

Interesting coral formations

Interesting coral formations

Porcupine fish #2!!! I was like a paparazzo, 30 photos right in its face!!

Porcupine fish #2!!! I was like a paparazzo, 30 photos right in its face!!

Porcupine fish face shot!!

Porcupine fish face shot!!

Blurry Porcupine fish close up

Blurry Porcupine fish close up

Crab hiding inside a sponge

Crab hiding inside a sponge

Close up of the crab

Close up of the crab

Beautiful spotted trunkfish

Beautiful spotted trunkfish

Face to face with a smmoth trunkfish (I stalk them, saw so many on this dive)

Face to face with a smmoth trunkfish (I stalk them, saw so many on this dive)

Desecheo Island - great dives

Desecheo Island - great dives

1 of about 6 dolphins in a family that came to play (we all had our cameras away)

1 of about 6 dolphins in a family that came to play (we all had our cameras away)

The beach at Rincon on the west side of Puerto Rico mainland

The beach at Rincon on the west side of Puerto Rico mainland

Rincon beach

Rincon beach

Rincon - known for its surfing & sunsets!!!

Rincon - known for its surfing & sunsets!!!

Rincon sunset

Rincon sunset

Rincon sunset

Rincon sunset

Rincon sunset

Rincon sunset

Rincon sunset (I took like 40 pictures of it)

Rincon sunset (I took like 40 pictures of it)

And its gone!!

And its gone!!