Potrero (Paddock) Beach

A bit of a misnomer. Should have been called Pelican Beach as these birds were busy displaying synchronized splashing as they dived together in an ungainly manner into the sea to catch fish.

A five minute stroll from the apartments is a mile long palm fringed sandy beach where the sea has eroded through harder rocks ( probably dolerite) and formed a sheltered bay.

In the sand we found sand dollar like disc shaped burrowing echinoids with myriad cillia around their circumferences. Also spaghetti like tracks formed by tiny grazing gastropods.

When we returned and changed apartment, we were visited by a two foot long iguana who spent most of the afternoon with us on our terrace overlooking the swimming pool.