All Three of us Girls at WIVV radio station
Hey, Nicole here! It's too bad my other post got lost, but I'll try to recap it!
I know I said I miss all you out there, and we're flying home Monday. I'll be back to school Tuesday! Our trip to Vieques Island was a short one, but I sure had a lot of fun crammed into those three days.
Thursday brought us to Vieques! At 2:30 in the morning, Mom woke us up for the trip over to Fajardo. We made pretty good time, and got there at 4:10. Walking over to the ferry place, we were told that the cargo ferry didn't leave until 5:00. The next hour consisted of freezing our behinds off, (it wasn't that cold, but we've been spoiled!) reading, playing ds's, and talking (for the guys!) When 5:00 finally came, we were ready to leave. But first they had to tote our limo (15 passenger van) aboard, along with other cars, and a construction trailer. The waves crashed, as we boarded the ferry. It was probably the fact that it was about 5:30, and that Mom gave us motion sickness pills, but we were all out within 5 or 10 minutes. I remember waking up about 4 times with a neck-cramp, because we were using the life vest as a pillow. They were rock solid and Mark F. said they probably couldn't float! So maybe it's a blessing we didn't sink! Because, we got there safely, and went out to eat at a bakery!
Also on Thursday, I got my first taste of snorkeling. We got to go to Orchid beach for a while, and Dad showed me how to snorkel and see the reefs! I remember thinking 'It's like a whole different world down there!' It was so cool! Blue Beach was glanced at also, but we didn't get to swim there!
On Friday, we really committed our time to swim and snorkel. We left around 10am, but didn't get there until 11 or so! But even the time we got there, was amazing. The first beach was Red Beach, and we saw some, but not a whole bunch of sea-life. So after a while, we moved to Media (pronounced med-e-a) Luna (Half Moon) Beach. We snorkeled there a lot, but didn't see much more than sea-grass. Some of the cool looking waters were too shallow to snorkel there. So once again we left! The next beach was End Beach. Nobody swam except for Bryson and I. And boy, did we have fun! This beach was known for its gigantic waves! They were huge! Everyone else got bored watching us, so Sun Bay was our final destination. Only Dad, Bryson, and I swam there, and we didn't even really swim. We snorkeled out of Sun Bay, all the way around to Esperanza! It took 2 hours (from 4 to 6), but it was amazing to describe all the sea life. God was really creative with all of his creations! We saw bunches of things that I could barley describe!
But speaking of amazing, nothing topped what we saw that night! Mom and Dad took us girls to the Bio-Luminescence Bay! We got on a bus with like 30 other people, and we were brought to the lagoon. After we were told all about these micro-organisms, we got to swim for about 20 minutes. Boy, was it amazing! There really weren't words to explain it, other than it was amazing and wonderful! After we got used to the freezing cold (77 degrees, as I said before, we're spoiled!) water, Bryson showed me how to snap my fingers underwater, and a whole spurt of light came. Mom pointed out how to make Puerto Rican Snow-Water Angels, and they were fun too! Lauren got cold after a while, and she sat on the boat with Bryson's grandma, Wanda H!
Saturday was pretty boring compared to all we did on Friday! We played cards, and we got to ride the passenger ferry home. Since there was no cargo ferry to ship our "limo" home, Tracy stayed behind until Tuesday, and he's going to watch it. The ride home on the ferry, was comfy! We got cushion-seats, and we had no adventures compared to the other ride. When we got back and were driving to the apartments, Nita surprised us by taking us up the mountain to the rain forest. They were so cool, and we stopped at the top of the mountain, at 1575 ft!
So that has been our short, but crammed with fun trip to Vieques! Today we're going to take a bus to Old San Juan, and we'll go shopping and site seeing!
I've got to go now, and so I'll end with, this has been an amazing trip with lots of new things to see and do. I do miss home a little now, but I never want our trip to end. I've learned taking warm water for granted will never do, because someday, we might be like Puerto Rico, where we have to set our water out in the sun to heat, and on cloudy days, we will have to put up with cold showers. I've learned a lot, had a bunch of fun, and I am grateful to God for this opportunity!
I know I said I miss all you out there, and we're flying home Monday. I'll be back to school Tuesday! Our trip to Vieques Island was a short one, but I sure had a lot of fun crammed into those three days.
Thursday brought us to Vieques! At 2:30 in the morning, Mom woke us up for the trip over to Fajardo. We made pretty good time, and got there at 4:10. Walking over to the ferry place, we were told that the cargo ferry didn't leave until 5:00. The next hour consisted of freezing our behinds off, (it wasn't that cold, but we've been spoiled!) reading, playing ds's, and talking (for the guys!) When 5:00 finally came, we were ready to leave. But first they had to tote our limo (15 passenger van) aboard, along with other cars, and a construction trailer. The waves crashed, as we boarded the ferry. It was probably the fact that it was about 5:30, and that Mom gave us motion sickness pills, but we were all out within 5 or 10 minutes. I remember waking up about 4 times with a neck-cramp, because we were using the life vest as a pillow. They were rock solid and Mark F. said they probably couldn't float! So maybe it's a blessing we didn't sink! Because, we got there safely, and went out to eat at a bakery!
Also on Thursday, I got my first taste of snorkeling. We got to go to Orchid beach for a while, and Dad showed me how to snorkel and see the reefs! I remember thinking 'It's like a whole different world down there!' It was so cool! Blue Beach was glanced at also, but we didn't get to swim there!
On Friday, we really committed our time to swim and snorkel. We left around 10am, but didn't get there until 11 or so! But even the time we got there, was amazing. The first beach was Red Beach, and we saw some, but not a whole bunch of sea-life. So after a while, we moved to Media (pronounced med-e-a) Luna (Half Moon) Beach. We snorkeled there a lot, but didn't see much more than sea-grass. Some of the cool looking waters were too shallow to snorkel there. So once again we left! The next beach was End Beach. Nobody swam except for Bryson and I. And boy, did we have fun! This beach was known for its gigantic waves! They were huge! Everyone else got bored watching us, so Sun Bay was our final destination. Only Dad, Bryson, and I swam there, and we didn't even really swim. We snorkeled out of Sun Bay, all the way around to Esperanza! It took 2 hours (from 4 to 6), but it was amazing to describe all the sea life. God was really creative with all of his creations! We saw bunches of things that I could barley describe!
But speaking of amazing, nothing topped what we saw that night! Mom and Dad took us girls to the Bio-Luminescence Bay! We got on a bus with like 30 other people, and we were brought to the lagoon. After we were told all about these micro-organisms, we got to swim for about 20 minutes. Boy, was it amazing! There really weren't words to explain it, other than it was amazing and wonderful! After we got used to the freezing cold (77 degrees, as I said before, we're spoiled!) water, Bryson showed me how to snap my fingers underwater, and a whole spurt of light came. Mom pointed out how to make Puerto Rican Snow-Water Angels, and they were fun too! Lauren got cold after a while, and she sat on the boat with Bryson's grandma, Wanda H!
Saturday was pretty boring compared to all we did on Friday! We played cards, and we got to ride the passenger ferry home. Since there was no cargo ferry to ship our "limo" home, Tracy stayed behind until Tuesday, and he's going to watch it. The ride home on the ferry, was comfy! We got cushion-seats, and we had no adventures compared to the other ride. When we got back and were driving to the apartments, Nita surprised us by taking us up the mountain to the rain forest. They were so cool, and we stopped at the top of the mountain, at 1575 ft!
So that has been our short, but crammed with fun trip to Vieques! Today we're going to take a bus to Old San Juan, and we'll go shopping and site seeing!
I've got to go now, and so I'll end with, this has been an amazing trip with lots of new things to see and do. I do miss home a little now, but I never want our trip to end. I've learned taking warm water for granted will never do, because someday, we might be like Puerto Rico, where we have to set our water out in the sun to heat, and on cloudy days, we will have to put up with cold showers. I've learned a lot, had a bunch of fun, and I am grateful to God for this opportunity!
Adios Amigos,
Nicole
No comments:
Post a Comment