Cruising The Med - Sandy and Rob's Excellent Adventure: The Caves at Keri

Sunday, September 15, we woke in a calm anchorage in Lagana Bay so very grateful for a peaceful nights sleep.

We took the dinghy and motored to the south west end of the Bay of Lagana which is the Keri Peninsula.

As we rounded the end of the peninsula, we saw the first high rock arch at Keri.

We explored a rather long stretch of the peninsula - about 5 nautical miles of arches and caves. The Keri Caves are also home to the rare Mediterranean Monk Seals who use the caves and crevices as their habitat. We didn't get to see them but I have included a photo of one.

The Keri Caves are known for their high arches which have been carved by erosion in the limestone cliffs. The water here is transparent and is azure blue as the sun shines through it lighting up the white sand and pebbles below.

The pictures are really worth a thousand words. There are quite a few so we hope we haven't bored you with too many!

We had a wonderful time and spent over 2 hours exploring cracks, crevices, and the incredible cliffs surrounding them.

At one point, we were motoring through a tight spot between two rocks when I spotting bubbles. I told Rob to Slow down and as I looked through the transparent water (thank goodness) I spotted a number of scuba divers below us!

We put the motor in neutral and carefully backed out of there! We found their diving boat around the other side of the rocks.

There were a few tourist boats but for the most part things were very quiet and we were able to explore freely on our own which was really wonderful.

Enjoy the photos!

Here we go!

High Arch "1" which we boated Right Through

High Arch "2" which is taller than the first

White Pebble Beach formed at the back of the cave

View from inside looking out - Perspective on how Large this Cave was

Entrance to a cave with the signature white sand floor and Azure Blue Water

The Limestone Cliffs are incredibly tall

Crevice Cave - Our Dinghy Just Fit inside

View inslde the Crevice

Looking Outside from deep in the Crevice

Motoring through the outside of the caves and Rocks

The Erosion has created so many cool Rocks!

Another very small Crevice

Perspective - That Tripper Boat below on the Left is at Least 40 - 50 feet and carries at least that many tourists hoping to swim inside the cave to the right - These Cliffs are High!