Today was the day I was most excited about for this particular cruise itinerary. In our past cruises we've done some amazing excursions from fishing in the Panama Canal, feeding wild sharks in the Bahamas, hiking to the top of Mayan ruins in Belize, interacting with monkeys in Honduras, and night kayaking in a bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico. So, this excursion was the one that I had picked to go up in our top 10 cruise moments... and it did not disappoint. We started the day with a 25 minute taxi ride to Bayahibe Beach to meet up with our guide for the day. Once everyone arrived we boarded speedboats and took off towards Saona Island. We saw the cliffs of Dominican Republic, the mangrove swamps that seperate the mainland from Saona Island, and the point where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Carribean Sea at the eastern tip of Dominican Republic. Once we arrived at the island we spent some time at the beach and waited for lunch to be served. Lunch was amazing, the free rum was amazing, and the beautiful island was amazing... after a few hours on the island it was time to traveled to "Piscina Natural". Piscina Natural is the 2nd largest sandbar in the Carribean and is a breeding ground for the giant starfish. They stopped the boats and let us out to walk around in the 2 foot deep water. The starfish were everywhere and we were able to hold them and interact with them. I held one for about 5 minutes and it ended up suctioning itself to me, I had to get Shandle to pry him off. After spending about an hour at Piscina Natural it was time to head back to Bayahibe Beach, so we boarded the 3 speedboats and had a 30 minute Miami Vice-like race back to the beach with big waves and lots of splashes. It was definitely an exciting end to a great day at Saona Island. We boarded our taxi and drove back to port at la Romana where we did some souvenir shopping before boarding the Freedom.
Us at Saona Island
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