Even though the island of Vieques is small in size, it did actually offer a lot of stuff for us to do. Not only were there beautiful beaches, but there was kayaking, bars, good food, and wild horses running around the island. In total, we spent four days and three nights on the island, all of which were spent in the town of Esperanza. The main strip of Esperanza was lined with guest houses, restaurants, bars, water tour shops, and souvenir stores, which provided all we needed to comfortably stay in the very small area. The main attraction to Vieques for us though, was the Bioluminescent Bay. The Bioluminescent Bay is a bay off the coast of Vieques that is filled with Bioluminescent plankton. These plankton are special because of their natural defense mechanism. If something hits them, or moves around them they light up. Because of this, if you kayak, swim, or splash around in the water it all lights up around you. It was amazing. Our tour through Blue Caribe Kayak Tours brought us to the bay, provided us with the kayaks, had us kayak to the middle of the bay where the most action happens, and allowed us to get out of our kayaks and swim around with the plankton. This made the whole trip for us. The tour was around 2 hours long, and only cost us $45. The island of Vieques also brought me my first taste of real Puerto Rican food. Mofongo. In all, we made a great choice going out to Vieques. It had the perfect mixture of relaxation and fun for us.
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