Wedding on Vieques

[blooz]

I spent last weekend on the island of Vieques off of Puerto Rico. My daughter and boyfriend finally decided to make a 14 yr friendship and 9 years of living together official.
It was a lovely time and I don't know when i have been happier. The wedding of course was wonderful and Vieques is a great vacation spot.
One caveat—no matter how much or little you pay for accommodations, be prepared to wake up (maybe several times during the course of the night) to the sounds of roosters. Everybody has chickens. There are wild horses all over the island. Mongooses. And lizards. I picked a lizard out of my shower stall one morning (what do you do when you're stark naked holding a lizard in your hand?) (Maybe not a good question to ask on this forum).
Anyway here's some pictures:


yrs truly giving away the daughter


Brother, bride, groom, sister


This is the main room of the building where they were staying.


there is a pool


This is the space where the ceremony and the dinner were held. That's the Atlantic in the distance. You could see the Caribbean on the other side.


View from the pool thru the main room to the patio on the other side.

The building was one of a pair of cement structures that looked like a fortress but were pretty comfortable on the interior—if you like cement. They were on a high hill up a dirt and rutted road, not easy to get to.
The car rental places on Vieques rent Jeeps. There is a reason for that.
Worst roads i have seen.

[Jack D.]

What kind of lizard? No pics???

edit: just pics of the native lizard...please.

[JoeM]

Congrats to you and your family! Looks like it was a really great day for all and a nice ceremony .

[blooz]

Jack D. wrote:
What kind of lizard? No pics???

edit: just pics of the native lizard...please.

Happily, no one was around to take a picture of me holding one of these little critters.
The world isn't ready for that.

[Racer X]

"what do you do when you're stark naked holding a lizard in your hand?"

good gawd man! I respect you way too much to respond. But the urge is strong.....

Though, that line is sig worthy!

[Speedy]

Congrats. Better late than never. Now come the grandkids.

[Golfer]

What a gorgeous setting for a wedding. A that's a good looking family you have there too Blooz.

[WHiiP]

Congratulations all around. Beautiful time . . . and smart, too (for NOT posting said lizard picture).


:bubb:

[rgG]

Sounds like a great time was had by all. Congratulations to you and your beautiful daughter.

I am not touching that "naked lizard" question, but it makes me think of Jim Morrison, for some reason.

[stephen]

Vieques is one of my favorite places in the world. I've been about a dozen times.

I'm so glad you had a good experience there.

Were you near Isabel Segunda? I'm not familiar with the particular place where you were staying - looks kind of like Hix Island House, but the architecture is different than I remember.