Our bit of Paradise

We start thinking about going back to Vieques, Puerto Rico, around November.We were introduced to "The Enchanted Isle" many many years ago.We still remember being on Navio,one of the most beautiful of the many beaches on this once forgotten island and asking a perfect stranger who was swimming by us if we/they were going to tell anyone about our mutual "discovery".To which she replied "Not a hope".
Word did get out, but not so much that Vieques has been "ruined".Much has changed,a lot has not, which we are grateful for.Once the military left,the largest wildlife sanctuary in the Caribbean, under the protection of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was established encompassing nearly 60% of this tiny island.

Only 5 by 21 miles long,Vieques relies heavily on tourism.One of the most popular attractions is Bio Bay,home to a one celled organism that is part animal,part plant.
Tours are given,and on an overcast evening,if you're lucky,you can view these creatures as they glow in the" bay" once the water is agitated.
Grateful does not begin to express how we feel, as once again,
we make plans to go back to our bit of paradise.