Three sisters were looking to take our annual beach vacation and we found it on Vieques Island! This year needed to be different due to losing our beloved sister and wanting a change from the "resort style" trip. Void of passports, and a feeling of wanting to "give back" due to the hurricane...we chose Puerto Rico. What a marvelous experience! The house was perfect, with its wrap-around screened in porch, for morning coffee and evening happy hours. The beach was great for exploring and the horses, dogs and roosters made the surrounding incredible. The people were warm and friendly and so happy to share their island stories. Everyone we encountered, from the pilot on the small plane, taxi drivers (Letty at Vieques Taxi) to our great caretaker (Jay) who was so gracious in giving us the "inside scoop" on places to go and things to do. On his recommendation, we rented a car (Vieques Car Rental) which allowed us to explore the area and enjoy the beautiful beaches. We ate red snapper right out of the ocean, took a kayak tour of the Bio Bay (Blackbeard's), ATE and drank at the local restaurants and did our share of shopping. Not only did we have nine fun, relaxing and educational days...on leaving, as we stood on the deck of the ferry at sunrise and watched the island disappear, we couldn't help but think that maybe in some small way, we too had contributed to this lovely little island!

A great big MUCHO GRACIAS to Jon, for sharing his delightful home and guiding us through the perils of arranging our trip to PR...through his love of Vieques!