The second beach that we want to visit is Playa Sucia. The road towards it is paved initially but becomes dirt after a bit while remaining navigable till the parking lot. Before going to the beach we decide to first visit the Los Morrillos lighthouse.
The hike to the lighthouse is a short climb with nice views of the beach, lighthouse and the headlands across the coast.
When we get close to the cliff’s edge there are beautiful views in both directions of the coast and quite a view of rocky outcrops.
We walk for some time on top of the cliffs enjoying the great views before finally deciding to return back towards to beach.
As we descend towards the beach we notice an iguana that ambles towards the water and then swims first to a log to rest and then continues on across the lake. It is quite interesting as we were not aware that they are able to swim such long distances.
Playa Sucia is quite beautiful and therefore quite popular with locals but it is large and it is easy to lose the crowd. To our surprise as we walk we even see coconuts on the beach like in a postcard Caribbean beach.
It is quite hot and humid but the water is cold and tempting and we walk along it till the end of the beach. It helps that we know there is a cache on top of the cliff at the end of the beach. After we find the cache we look back and enjoy the great views before continuing on.
Returning to the car we drive back to the hotel but on the way back stop a few times to view the preserve and the lakes. There are two lakes that are more impressive one full of dead bushes and Cabo Rojo Salt Flats with historic salt processing pans.
