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Sailing

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My favourite pastime.

Grounds

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Beach Restaurant

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Balcony

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My balcony.

Room

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Bed complete with mosquito netting....this at a resort that actually has screens on the patio door....

Room

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Washroom and sink...quite elaborate and attractive....

Room

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Pool at Sol

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:46:28 MST

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One of my favourite places to rest and relax in the shade....

Barcelo

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From a distance you can see it is still a construction zone.

Barcelo

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One of the completed buildings.

Barcelo

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The end of the beach walkway....stairs yet to be constructed....

Barcelo

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Melia Beach

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:43:20 MST

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Nice an wide at the moment....

Beach

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:42:50 MST

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Past the point, showing the small island where I did some of my snorkelling....

Porcupine Fish

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:41:36 MST

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Loved this shot of him peeking out.....once he had retreated to his rock, he was unwilling to risk exposing himself again....

Reef Fish

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:41:01 MST

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Quite a few varietals here....Porkfish, Sergeant Major fish, Squirrel fish and others....

Beach

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:57:05 MST

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The narrowest part of the beach west of Sol before you reach the point...

Shore Birds

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:55:17 MST

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Lots of these birds around this year....

Rocks near shore

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:54:11 MST

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Fish in the rocks near shore.

French Grunts?

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:52:43 MST

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Lots of these small fish around in the rocks just off shore.

Barracuda

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:51:41 MST

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This guy was hanging around just off the beach.

Barracuda

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:50:31 MST

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In very shallow water about 10 feet from the beach. There are often Barracuda this close to shore....sometimes you can see them from the beach.

Near the beach

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Just off the beach in the rocks.

Near the beach

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In the rocks near shore...

Rocks near the beach

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In the rocks about 15 - 20 feet from shore.

Near the beach

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Just off the beach west of the point.

Taken close to shore

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Just off the beach west of Sol

Barracuda

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About 10 - 15 feet off this beach in shallow water.

Barracudas

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:41:27 MST

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two in this picture....I saw at least ten in this area....

French Angelfish

eeeefarm — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:39:27 MST

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Blue Tang

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Pelicans

eeeefarm — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:09:23 MST

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Pelicans

Pelican diving

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Pelicans fishing.

Pelican diving

eeeefarm — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:08:28 MST

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Pelicans were fishing everyday at the point west of Sol.

Barracuda & reef fish

eeeefarm — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:07:53 MST

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Typical scenery near the island at the west end of the beach...

Schoolmaster juvenile?

eeeefarm — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:07:10 MST

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Saw a few of these just off the beach...not positive on the I.D.

Blue Tang

eeeefarm — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:06:30 MST

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Quite a few Blue Tang around, also near the island....

Jellyfish

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This large group of jellyfish was "hanging out" on the sea side of the small island at the west end of the beach.

Barracuda

eeeefarm — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:05:29 MST

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Lots of these at CSM. Hardly ever snorkel without seeing one.

Porcupine Fish

eeeefarm — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:04:48 MST

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This guy was about 20 feet off the beach, hiding in the rocks.

Lion Fish

eeeefarm — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:04:09 MST

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Second Lion Fish I've seen in Cuba....the other was at Santa Lucia....invasive species.