A trip to Vieques

TravelCaribbean FriendsKramer Monday morning, I walked past our local cactus ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0216 and bush ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0217 to record Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0218 as she approached ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0219 to head for the toaster ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0220 and adorn the meal with fruit ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0221 that made her happy ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0222 as I had my spreads ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0223 and she had her omelet ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0224 for breakfast. We admired the collection (including the rare blue sea glass) ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0225 of our neighbors, Megan and Kim (class of 1983) ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0226 who know Susan Taylor. After a stop here ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0227 to get more gas ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0228 we went to Media Luna ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0229 where the sky ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0230 and beach ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0231 looked good so we walked in ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0232 leaving the car ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0233 and admiring the drip castle ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0234 our neighbors made. In the rocks ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0235 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0236 by the side of the beach were pretty coral ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0237 though we all decided ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0238 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0239 to stay away from the sea urchins lest we bleed black. While on this beach, I perfected the self portrait first learning to focus ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0240 and then learning to discard the sun glasses ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0241 so that I would appear ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0242 while the others ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0243 explored. I decided to extend my technology to record my feet ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0244 in new sandals ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0245 with no seaweed in the picture. Next we parked at this sign ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0246 which explained nature and welcomed us to Navio Beach. The gang ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0247 watched the ships ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0248 and then we checked out the caves ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0249 before another self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0250 to show my skill was improving and pictures of the beach scene before ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0251 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0252 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0253 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0254 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0255 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0256 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0257 and after ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0258 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0259 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0260 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0261 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0262 my long stint in the water talking to the fish. This led to more self portraits ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0263 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0264 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0265 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0266 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0267 after which it was time to pack up the car ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0268 check out the sign ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0269 and drive down this road ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0270 to town where we saw the sales ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0271 and rental ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0272 ads before checking out the menu ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0273 at the Tiki Hut ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0274 and ordering ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0275 fine food. Their totem ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0276 stood near the only address ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0277 we saw in the town as we admired the coconuts ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0278 and I prepared ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0279 to drive us back to Orchid Beach for lunch. My lunch was the Bikini Blue (no onions) ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0280 and this diet Snapple ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0281 which didn't taste as good as it looked. My sandwich ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0282 did. Suzanne and Seva collected lots of shells ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0283 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0284 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0285 with this finger ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0286 to give size perspective and Peter ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0287 thought the seaweed ball ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0288 was reason to come out of the water ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0289 to have a detailed discussion ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0290 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0291 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0292 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0293 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0294 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0295 with our ADD OCD inflicted ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0296 neighbor who had questionable housing status and really liked listening to Larry King as he interviewed Bill Cosby.

That night we took this school bus ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0297 to the BioBay ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0298 where the people in the water ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0299 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0300 ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0301 did not look as good as Peter, Seva and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0302 swimming among the glowing plankton.

Dinner that night was at the Italian restaurant in town and the Kramers ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0303 and we ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0304 were ready for the wine ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0305 as we explored the menu ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0306 and had salads ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0307 and pasta ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0308 not to mention Suzanne's ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0309 Seva's ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0310 and Peter's ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0311 main courses as we met the owner ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0312 and I showed my ``about to be'' clean plate ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0313 to our waiter ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0314 who then brought dessert ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0315 and coffee ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0316 as we speculated about the group at the other table ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0317 seen from the other end as well ../../../Sabbat/2004/01.07-13.04WillisVieques//IMG_0318 who turned out to be a group of students from RISD.