Time to catch up 05/08/08

Flew from New York into Puerto Rico and traveled by taxi to the other side of PR to Fajardo. There we picked up a water ferry to the island of Vieques. I didn't even know there was an island there and yet 2 islands. Well vieques used to be owned by the US Navy and used for target practice. Well they island finally threw the Navy out (thank goodness) 5 years ago. Thank Goodness. What a pretty small island and US/ Spanish is the lingo. Beside it was Columbre, a smaller island, and just as pretty. We were there for 5 nights and we got to know the main hang outs...all 3 of them. Went diving once, a 2 tank dive, but the reefs are still in a re-building stage. Great food and drinks kept us going. One thing that stands out as really cool is they have an organism in the water in certain parts of the island that when you agitate them they light up...really neat stuff. So we kayaked out into a lagoon one night and every time you would oar, the water would actually light up. So it was time to go swimming with they little things, so I hopped in....what fun! Every movement you did would light up for a second or 2. WOW, nature at it's best. Beautiful white beaches surround this island and blue turquoise waters everywhere. Stayed at an apt. on a side street, the beach was 100 yd water away. Met lots of new friends sharing their adventures as we did also. After snorkeling and checking out the island we say goodbye and hop onto the ferry back to PR. The ferry costs $2.00, there we pick up a taxi and back to San Juan to pick up a car.....