Trip to Vieques

On Monday morning we got up early and drove to Fajardo to catch the ferry to take us to a small island 7 miles from Puerto Rico called Vieques. We got a rental jeep and went to two beaches. It rained off and on throughout the day. We even saw a funnel cloud while eating lunch at an open air restaurant. No one seemed too concerned and people started taking pictures. At night we went on island adventure that turned out to be really amazing. About 40 people went on the trip. It started with a bus trip through trees on a dirt road. We then got on a boat and rode to a biolumienscent bay. There are many tiny little organisms in the water that glow at night when something moves them. There are only 5 bays like this in the entire world and this one and one in Jamaica are said to be the best ones. The best part was that we got to jump in the ocean and swim with these creatures. Everyone was glowing as they were swimming. ( our pictures don't really show much of the glowing) We enjoyed watching the little kids get thrown in the water by the tour guides. When they hit the water it really lit up. The tour guides' educational lecture made the experience even better. This was definetly a high light of our trip!!
On Tuesday morning we headed to another beach at the far end of the island. I decided to go to this beach because Brent read in the tour book that sometimes you can find large seashells. I thought that would be neat...and it was!! Brent enjoyed snorkeling and found a couple really nice seashells. My dad also found some while walking along the beach. Even though we were in a very isolated area of the island our friend and co-worker ran into us. Her family is down here visiting too!
We were excited to get home to see Benny and Lola who stayed with the Marshes! Fun times!