Overlooking La Playuela from the Cabo Rojo Lighthouse

We had planned on a sailing adventure this week, but a series of events caused it to be postponed. We were all ready to go and had met up with some friends at a local panadería and were on our way out when we heard the news of the cancellation. Instead of reversing course we decided since we all had cleared the day for a fun adventure that we would go out and do just that! We chose the Cabo Rojo Lighthouse and Playa Sucia for our setting of the day and it was wonderful!

Our friends on the adventure!

Cabo Rojo is actually pretty close to Rincón and we took a new back road there that hugs the coastline which was a lot of fun in our new Mustang. Though Cabo Rojo is only maybe 20 miles away, the landscape changes dramatically from lush and tropical to much drier.

Cabo Rojo Lighthouse

Crazy high cliffs!

Spiral staircase inside the Cabo Rojo Faro

Gorgeous views out every window of the faro

Guess that’s what you call picture windows! haha

When we arrived, we finally got to tour the inside of the lighthouse (that we just missed the last time), we wandered around the cliffs for a while and then we just hung out under the shade of low-growing trees and in the gorgeous turquoise waters.

View from the roof of the lighthouse overlooking Playa Sucia and the salt flats

Iguanas enjoying the day too

We learned a little about the sea salt production too -if you ever want fresh unrefined sea salt, just bring a jar here!

Salt hill and salt flats right behind Playa Sucia

Playa Sucia

Since it was a Tuesday in winter there were only maybe 15-20 other people on the beach all day. Just enough to make for interesting people-watching but not too many to feel very crowded. A perfect day!

Warm turquoise waters and white sands

Beach fun!

Various ways to chill at Playa Sucia (Check out the couple doing acroyoga!)

I think they are trying to rebrand Playa Sucia (Dirty Beach) to Playa Limpia (Clean Beach) now

It’s so much saltier than most areas that the plant life is sparse

Ready, Set, Jump!

Flor y mar