Bahia Salina Del Sur
23 April 2010 | Isla de Vieques
Leaving Isla de Vieques for Isla de Culebra
There was a lovely beach at Bahia Salina del Sur, but I sadly spent the day in bed with a migraine...however Steve and the crew on "Vanilla" really had a wonderful day of snorkeling. The coral was dead but there was more fish then either Steve or Sylvain had ever seen. Vicky (the dog) loved the beach. We were warned not to walk further inland from the beach or to pick up any man-made objects (unexploded ordinates). You see for the last couple of decades Vieques has been quite the hot topic in Puerto Rico, thanks to the US military. The U.S. Navy used the area for aerial and naval bombardment until 2003 when the bombing on Vieques ceased.
For us cruisers, it means that a whole lot of beautiful anchorages have just opened up in the Spanish Virgin Islands... lets hope there are no unexploded ordinance where we drop our anchor...