In the morning of June 25 we motored about 2 miles to Candeleros Chico (Little Candlesticks). It is a very small and well protected bay with room for one boat. Just as we arrived, a boat was leaving – perfect timing!
The bay is well known for great snorkeling so we spent lots of time in the clear warm water over the next two days.
The Round Stingray is a problem. They sit on the sand, often in shallow water. If you step on one, it whips you with its spiked tail and can give you a nasty gash. The nearby resort recommends that you shuffle your feet when walking in shallow water.
It must have been spawning season because we saw dozens of clouds of small fish. Each cloud had fish all about the same size. Some were about an inch, but in some clouds they were so small it looked like sand or other sediment with fish no bigger than 1/8 of an inch.
We also took a nice hike. It was hot and there was some scrambling and bushwhacking.
