Even though the beaches are outstanding in Vieques (and virtually empty), there ARE other things to do!
I don’t have pictures, but we went on a Biobay, (Bioluminescent, or Mosquito Bay tour) in a kayak one moonless night. This is the best spot in the world to see everything GLOW – fish, oars, our feet! The bay is the perfect spot for microorganisms to grow and they release energy in the form of light (like fireflies). There are over 700,000 per gallon of water!
One day we went to see the famous old ceiba tree; it’s between 300-400 years old and very majestic!
We drove out mile long Mosquito Pier, which the US Navy constructed in 1941 and was abandoned after Pearl Harbor. These are some rock structures looking out to the Atlantic Ocean.
And Point Arenas at sunset…
Mosquito Pier is a wide earth pier that extends over 1 mile into Vieques Sound. It was constructed during 1941 as part of the US Navy’s plan to join Vieques and Puerto Rico with a breakwater to create an enormous naval harbor.Construction began in early 1941 and proceeded at the rapid pace of several meters a day. The plan was abandoned following the attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States’ entrance into World War II. – See more at: http://oceanislandtravel.com/home.asp?aid=286#sthash.SSYOpvP6.dpuf
Mosquito Pier is a wide earth pier that extends over 1 mile into Vieques Sound. It was constructed during 1941 as part of the US Navy’s plan to join Vieques and Puerto Rico with a breakwater to create an enormous naval harbor.Construction began in early 1941 and proceeded at the rapid pace of several meters a day. The plan was abandoned following the attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States’ entrance into World War II. – See more at: http://oceanislandtravel.com/home.asp?aid=286#sthash.SSYOpvP6.dpuf
And Point Arenas at sunset…