The Horses of Vieques
as much a part of the island as the sand and sea After arriving on Vieques your first encounter may very well be with a horse. Strolling...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 4, 20163 min
Leatherback Returns to Playa Grande
āCoqui Girl to Peaches, do you copy? Movināon to number 2.ā āCopy that.ā It was 8pm and we were on our first round of walking Playa...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 4, 20162 min
IGUANA BITES ER, UMā¦BYTES
Vieques is inundated with iguanas. Youāll see these light-green, dark-green, tan or even greyish lizards lounging in trees, ambling along...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 3, 20163 min
Common Beachside Trees of Vieques
Hereās a quick survey of the some of our most frequently encountered seaside flora. Sea Almond or Indian-Almond (Terminalia catappa)...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 3, 20161 min
Afraid of Sharks? What About This Little Guy?
Scolopendra gigantean. Yep- giant centipedes. These creatures live in the warm and moist areas of the world, mainly in the South American...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 3, 20162 min
LA NOCHE DE SAN JUAN | Are you ready for some LUCK?
It is fiveĀ minutesĀ to midnight on the eveĀ of June 24, and hundreds of people line the shores of Vieques.Ā It is La Noche de San Juan...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 3, 20163 min
Holiday Traditions Puerto Rico
As a child the night before Three Kingsā Day, I went out into the field, clipped the greenest leaves of grass, put them inside a shoe...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 3, 20161 min
How the Coqui Got to Hawaii
The genus name for the coqui frog, Eleutherodactylis, translates from the Latinized Greek for āfree toesā alluding to the fact the toes...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 3, 20163 min
Dominos
Itās an easy game to learn but a difficult one to master. If Vieques ā as well as the rest of Puerto Rico ā were to have a national...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 3, 20163 min
The Magic it Holds
To gaze upon it is to know. To float upon it is to see. No poetās words will reveal its essence. No songās melody will capture its...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 3, 20163 min
The Bay of Magic: Vieques Bioluminescent Bay, the Brightest in the World
Puerto Mosquito, Viequesās bioluminescent bay, is considered by many to be one of the hidden wonders of the world. Not the Hollywood,...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 3, 20163 min
Mother Natureās Guests
be āin-the-knowā Vacation. A journey into the unknown. A change of scenery to awaken the senses. Youāve checked your bags and your...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 3, 20162 min
Camping on Vieques
Vieques boasts a beautiful oceanfront campsite on Sun Bay, a Puerto Rico National Park (CompaƱĆa De Parques Nacionales)Ā located on the...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 2, 20161 min
Navio Beach
This is the perfect beach for the body surfer in you. Navio is not only a stunning beach, immortalized in the film Lord of the Flies, but...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 2, 20161 min
Black Sand Beach Vieques
A beguiling expanse of magnetic black sand against a dramatic cliff makes for a dreamy cove and a FREE spa!! Gently rub the sand on your...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 1, 20161 min
Sea Grape Ade to the Rescue
You may not know it but the fruit of our ubiquitous sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera) is edible. The grapes hang in long, stiff clusters from...
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Kelly Thompson
Aug 1, 20161 min
Vieques Restaurant Guide
Insider Tip To avoid having to wait at a restaurant or worse yet not get a table, please make reservations. Get Your Coupons! Get...
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Kelly Thompson
Jul 31, 20164 min
When Lord of the Flies Came to Vieques
The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is about a group of school-aged children stranded on a desert island after a plane crash....
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Kelly Thompson
Jul 26, 20161 min
Videos
Vieques Beaches - April 2017 Watch Video Dynamic Air Conditioning Watch Video PUERTO RICO: ABANDONED PIER SCUBA DIVE WITH TURTLES Watch...
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