Barra de Navidad is situated on a long penisula that forms a natural breakwater. As you get close to the Grand Bay Hotel across the water, you can see the channel formed by the water as it travels behind the peninsula. On the side facing the ocean, the shoreline is pretty steep, causing some fairly large waves, and makes this area a good spot for surfers.

It also creates a strong undertow, according to one local, who doesn’t recommend swimming on this side, as it can be quite dangerous. If you want to swim, she advises, it’s better to swim on the lagoon side where the waves are much smaller.

In this section, I’ll take you on a short visual tour of the beach facing the ocean. In another posting, you’ll see what avialable in the lagoon area.

A view south on the beach towards the peninsula.

A snapshot of the beach taken from one of the restaurants on the ocean side.

Another view of the beach looking north, photographed from the peninsula. Note the quality of the sand, which is almost perfect. Higher up there’s some debris, but at the water’s edge it’s almost pristine.

A sign at the entrance to the peninsula park asking people to place their garbage in the waste receptacles provided and maintain the cleanliness of the beach.

At the entrance to the lagoon, just past the south side of the tip of the peninsula.

Going deeper into the lagoon, just outside of the peninsula park. More of the lagoon will explored in the next posting.

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