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NFT: Vieques

looie : 6/29/2018 9:54 am

Anyone ever been there? My wife and I are planning to go this winter. We fly into San Juan, then have the choice of either flying over to Vieques or taking the ferry. Flight appears to be much more convenient but WAY more expensive. Anyone had any experience with this? Thanks.

never been either

spike : 6/29/2018 10:04 am : link

check out Culebra also

We took the ferry over

River Mike : 6/29/2018 10:05 am : link

It was a nice ride, made some friends on the way. Went to a recommended restaurant and had the absolute worst service I've ever had. It was so bad that we quickly got past annoyance and began laughing at it. Its to long a story to post here, but it was astonishing. Maybe I'll post it later when I have more time.

is island OK

tator : 6/29/2018 10:15 am : link

wasnt it hit hard last year as well??

Ive taken both

Jolly Blue Giant : 6/29/2018 10:27 am : link

Ferry was very inexpensive (I think 1.50 per person) but took about 1 hour And a half. Plane was about $50 per person but we left from Fajardo. Too about 10 min.

Take the flight

widmerseyebrow : 6/29/2018 10:33 am : link

We took the ferry in and the flight out. Nearly puked on the ferry ride because we didn't get an outside seat. It can get rough. The flight is absolutely gorgeous.

Haha

Jolly Blue Giant : 6/29/2018 10:47 am : link

Yeah on the way back we all got pretty sick. I didn�t write that becuase I figured that was just an unlucky circumstance

We bombed the living

rebel yell : 6/29/2018 12:23 pm : link

shit out of it many times with U.S. Navy TACAIR. Then we had to clean it all up.

RE: We bombed the living

TonyinCentralNJ : 6/30/2018 10:34 am : link

In comment 14002422 rebel yell said:

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shit out of it many times with U.S. Navy TACAIR. Then we had to clean it all up.

What used to be the Naval base has been undergoing a long-term clean-up (including finding and disposing of unexploded ordinance).

It has been some years since I was there, but I thoroughly loved it. You must rent a AWD vehicle, as the roads on the former base are incredibly bad. The reward for driving on them is getting to absolutely beautiful beaches (one lovelier than the next)

If Hector's is unavailable on your dates, the nearby Hacienda Tamadindo is a good second option.

Hector's by the Sea (aka "Hector's & Mary's - Small property, with wonderful owners - ( New Window )