Puerto Rico Day 3-Dec 11

We took almost no pictures this day, and the ones that were taken are pretty ridiculous.

After a busy day running from beach to beach (and some people getting sunburned), we decided to take it easy in preparation for staying up late to go to the Bioluminescent Bay that night.

There was much dancing and playing of Monopoly Deal and more dancing and reading books and playing on the lawn and walking down to the rocky little beach by our house. But, mostly just hanging out.

Then we went to the Bio Bay. It was fantastic and amazing and magic and there is nothing that I can type or say or photo (ha!) that will even begin to describe the amazingness of it. Every single person should experience it. Preferably on a dark, dark night.

A few stories o' the bay

- It was DARK, almost no moon and very little light pollution from the "city". I was paddling around with Lynne in my boat when we hear Hazel start screaming and then hear Geoff scream. Hazel was already a bit leery of paddling around at night so her scream was not nearly as worrisome as Geoff's. But, when I heard Geoff start, I started paddling. I don't think I have ever paddled as hard or fast in my life. I made Lynne just pull in her paddle (she was not great at it). We get over there just as the guides are using a flashlight to find the needlefish that had jumped in their boat. Of all the boats! Why did it have to jump into that one?? Hazel jumped into the "upper deck" and was straddling the top of the canoe. Funny to me, but she is still not finding the humor...

- It is virtually impossible to take a picture in the bay. It is so dark and the lights are so small and the long exposures that I have seen don't really capture the magic little creatures. Not really a story, but an excuse. And a reason everyone should go to Vieques.

- A rain storm came in and as the storm came over the bay, it would light up as it hit the water. It was so cool. Seriously, there is a reason I work with numbers, I do not have the skillz to describe.

Anyway, it was awesome and awe inspiring and whatever adjectives work in this situation. I am so glad we got to go see it and I hope one day my child realizes how incredible it was and what a fantastic experience she had, even if a scary fish jumped in her boat.