We were here on a land vacation:

We made it to Macabuca and got a table right by the entrance of the snorkeling area. They brought over some menu's and Sakari immediately knew she wanted some ceviche. I told the hubby to get us a bowl of that and we would share. I was thinking about getting a cheeseburger, but would order that once we got back from snorkeling. 

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Here was our view and the snorkeling cove area:

I headed back out to the car to grab our snorkeling things and decided to look around the area first. 

You could see rain out in the distance. I think this looks so neat when it does this and you can tell it's raining. Now if only I could see a waterspout. My life would be complete. 

Looking back toward the restaurant...yea, it was pretty crowded.

Even though there was a sidewalk leading to that area, it really didn't go anywhere. There was a cove there but there was no way to get in and out of the water. So maybe it was just a "picture opportunity" type of area.

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I grabbed my things from the car and headed back to grab Sakari to snorkel then off we went. There is a ladder to get down into the cove. There was lots of coral and fish but the further you got out the better it was. There were a lot of little coves and rock formations with gullies that was really neat.

Sakari and I went out of the cove and around the edges at the corner. I normally like to snorkel where the water is not as deep because I can't get down close to the fish for pictures. But Sakari is my diver and can hold her breath for a long time so I usually hand her the GoPro and let her do her thing.

Then I spotted a stingray with a friend. 

We decided to turn and head back. At the entrance there were a lot of chitons and some crabs on the rocks.

When we returned, the hubby had ordered 3 plates of ceviche. I was expecting 1 large bowl to share but he said he decided to get us all one. They were fairly small to begin with and wouldn't have been shareable. Just an FYI, each small plate cost $16!!! We ended up drinking water instead of ordering pop. I was really thirsty and this pop wasn't hitting the spot on this island. I guess I'm not going to get my cheeseburger after all. I have to say the way this ceviche tasted a lot different than the way it has tasted before. It definitely had a "twang" to it. I'm honestly not sure if I liked it. I tried to eat as much as I could then gave the rest to Sakari who had already gobbled up her plate.

Here is the menu:

After eating, Sakari and I decided to go out snorkeling one last time to attempt to get some over/under pictures only I wouldn't figure out that it was on the wrong setting until after we had left this place. This is starting to be a habit with me on this vacation. Geesh

Here is the restaurant and bar area.

One more of the snorkeling cove area

We ask for our bill and was shocked to see it was $69 for just the 3 plates of small ceviche. The hubby left a $10 tip and we walked out shocked at the prices. That "snack" cost us $79!!! THIS is why we brought so much food with us. I know people say "You're on vacation, why bring food? Why cook on vacation?" Well, this is why! Especially here. We can afford another vacation with the money we saved on eating out. We also discovered that (because I forgot) that they add on their own tip to the bill. So we had double tipped. Just remember this when in GC.