The next morning, we awoke to some overcast ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060144 which Suzanne observed ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060145 before we went to the kitchen and noted the benefits of two coffee makers as decaf ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060146 and caf occupied opposite sides of the kitchen ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060147 as I prepared my breakfast ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060148 and we registered Steven ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060149 and Peter ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060150 before setting out for the day ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060151 but paused to see our local bird which we later learned is a cattle egret ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060152 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060153 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060154 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060155 even as Suzanne and Sara pondered the day ahead. ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060156 on our way to the beach, we stopped at Orquideas but somehow I forgot my camera and so had to record the menu from the beach ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060157 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060158 and once at Orchid Beach we admired the sea turtle that had washed into the sand ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060159 and the views of the beach ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060160 as the gang settled ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060161 and Seva and Peter made their way into the water ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060162 as I measured the extent of the beach by photographing our neighbors ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060163 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060164 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060165 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060166 even as Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060167 and Peter enjoyed the beach, though it was windy and not as pristine as we remembered this beach. ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060168 We had lunch and enjoyed the beach a bit longer, ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060169 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060170 before heading away up the road to the yield (Ceda) sign ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060171 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060172 and then on to Blue Beach where we saw this hut for shelter ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060173 and this coconut on the sand ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060174 as Peter, Seva and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060175 explored ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060176 and wondered if this sculpture was enough to bring us back ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060177 (and indeed it was) but first we explored a bit more ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060178 and then we returned to the car and drove on ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060179 to the end of the road ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060180 where we observed the signs ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060181 and explored secret beach which attracted Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060182 as she looked out ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060183 and Seva ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060184 as we explored the shore ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060185 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060186 and then admired the setting sun. ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060187 On the road back. we came across horses along the way ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060188 and stopped for a closer look ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060189 as we went over the 17 lomo's that defined the road and kept us going slow. ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060190 Closer to home we checked out Chez Shack ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060191 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060192 and then once home we had a round of pina coladas ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060193 except for Steven who insisted on a gin and tonic to accompany Seva's drink ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060194 as Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060195 and Sara enjoyed their drinks ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060196 and when I took this self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060197 Sara insisted on capturing Suzanne and me together ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060198 before I recorded Peter ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060199 and we headed off ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060200 to Bananas ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060201 where the condiments were well set up at the table ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060202 and the menu gave a sense of our choices ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060203 as the assembled studied the menu ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060204 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060205 as Peter ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060206 and I ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060207 and the Justs ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060208 were excited to see Seva's bushwhacker ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060209 and the other drinks that arrived ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060210 and to admire the paintings on the wall that looked like they could have been done by Aunt Diana ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060211 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060212 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060213 (but not the banos sign). ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060214 A the banana dish ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060215 and salad ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060216 and plantain came ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060217 we were ready for a larger salad ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060218 grilled cheese with gazpacho ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060219 and a Key Wester sandwich ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060220 before we had our photo taken with the waitress even as she was dropping my credit card down the crack between the floor boards. ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060221 ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060222 Our friends at the next table, who were not as they had been stereotyped, were kind enough to take our photo and so we took theirs. ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060223 As we left the restaurant, Sara posed within the sign by the door even as Suzanne and I had done many years before . ../../../Sabbat/2011/01.03-18.11Vieques//P1060224