Дикий и неприступный: пляж Фронтон. Wild and forbidding: Fronton Beach.
Фронтон - дикий пляж расположенный в 7 километрах от рыбацкого городка Лас Галерас на северо-востоке полуострова Самана, Доминикане. Фронтон порадует ценителей нетронутой природы и отдыха вдали от цивилизации. Со стороны суши пляж окружён тропическим лесом и скалами. Отдельные утёсы достигают 120 метров в высоту. Фронтон – необитаемый уголок Доминиканы. Люди здесь не живут. Зато полно игуан, птиц и подводных обитателей. В многочисленных пещерах также живут летучие мыши.
И хотя пляж Фронтон изолирован от стандартных туристических маршрутов и не располагает привычными удобствами, он продолжает пользоваться спросом. Частыми гостями этого места становятся те, кто хочет заняться дайвингом . Вдоль берега простирается коралловый риф, который и привлекают ныряльщиков. Чистейшая прозрачная вода с максимальной видимостью создает оптический обман. Кажется, что глубина совсем маленькая, а на самом деле в районе пляжа Фронтон идет резкий подводный обрыв. Сразу за коралловым рифом начинается открытый океан и глубина – от 500 метров!
Fronton is a wild beach located 7 kilometers from the fishing town of Las Galeras in the northeast of the Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic. The pediment will delight connoisseurs of untouched nature and relaxation away from civilization. On the land side, the beach is surrounded by tropical forest and rocks. Some cliffs reach 120 meters in height. Fronton is an uninhabited corner of the Dominican Republic. People don't live here. But it is full of iguanas, birds and underwater inhabitants. Bats also live in numerous caves.
And although Fronton Beach is isolated from standard tourist routes and does not have the usual amenities, it continues to be in demand. Frequent guests of this place are those who want to go diving. A coral reef stretches along the coast, which attracts divers. The purest clear water with maximum visibility creates an optical illusion. It seems that the depth is very shallow, but in fact there is a sharp underwater cliff in the area of Fronton Beach. Immediately behind the coral reef, the open ocean begins and the depth starts from 500 meters!
Lobster and lobster-adjacent creature appreciation post
My boyfriend recently got me a book on tropical reef creatures, and while the entire thing is marvelous, it has given me a particular appreciation for the wide variety of lobsters and lobster-like crustaceans in the world.
Reef lobsters! These guys look like you they would kindly offer you directions if you looked lost.
Slipper lobsters! Rounded creatures, these are.
I feel like a lot of people have seen rock lobsters, but these ornate rock lobsters have such beautiful colouring.
Squat lobsters! Their bodies are round, and their claws are ready! to! grab! things!
As for the spider lobsters? I don't know what is going on with these guys but I love them! 10/10 design.
Went into a cannabis-fueled sort of fugue state and painted a whole bunch of South Pacific island environments nonstop for the last two days. I suspect there will be more to come, lol.