I-Adventures ezesabekayo zokuba ne-Vieques, ePuerto Rico

I-Puerto Rico iyaziwa njengesiqithi sobuqhetseba, apho iindawo ezisemaphandleni asemhlabeni kunye neenkcubeko ezinomdla zikhangisa abantu abafuna ukukhanya kwelanga kunye nokuphumula. Kodwa kubahambi abahamba phambili abazimisele ukuhamba phambili kunesiqithi esisePuerto Rico, bayavuya.

Iparadesi engabonakaliyo yeVique ihleli malunga neekhilomitha ezili-16 ezihamba nge-nautical ukuya empuma yePuerto Rico. Nangona isiqithi sichitha malunga neekhilomitha ezili-55 eziqhelekileyo, sivuthiwe ngamava angalibalekiyo alindele ukufunyanwa.

• 01 ngo-10

  Hamba ngePaso Fino Horse

  Enye yezinto eziphawulekayo ze-Vieques yiihashe ezihamba ngokukhululeka ezinokubonakala kuwo wonke isiqithi. Ngoxa ezi zilwanyana ezintle zikhangeleka njengeamahashe oza kuzifumana kwenye indawo, zivela kwi-Paso Fino ukuzaliswa-zifunyenwe kuphela kwiCaribbean kwaye zichongwa ngokulula ngokwahlukileyo kwazo. Abaqhubi bafana nenkampani ye-Esperanza Riding e-South kunye ne-SeaGate Hotel kwiindawo ezihamba phambili ezikhokelwa ngasentla, eziquka ukufikelela kwiindawo ezinzima ukufikelela ezinyaweni okanye ngemoto. Ukukhokela ngokukhenketho kulula ukulungiselela abagibeli bazo zonke izakhono zamanqanaba, ngoko ke akukho mava okuhamba ngehashe afunekayo ngaphambili.

• 02 ngo 10

  I-Kayak kwiBrightest Bioluminescent Bay

  Akukho luhambo oluya eVique luphelile ngaphandle kohambo lwamabusuku lwe-Mosquito Bay, i-bay ebonakalayo eqaqambileyo emhlabeni. Ngoxa i-blue blow shlow isichazwa ngezesayensi (ezincinci ezibizwa ngokuthi i-dinoflagellates xa zibona ukunyakaza), isiphumo sinjengeemilingo. Abaqhubi bezotyelelo kuquka iTain Aqua Adventures, iViqueque Kayaks, kunye ne-Black Beard Sports amaqela eekhenikethi aya kwi-bay nganye ebusuku ukuze bafumane le ngxaki kuqala. Iindwendwe zimisiwe xa inyanga igcwele, ngoko qi ni sekise ukuba uhlole ikhalenda yenyanga ngaphambi kokubhabha uhambo lwakho.

• 03 ngo 10

  Iindwendwe zokuThuthukiswa kweeShukela ezinde ixesha elide

  Kwiminyaka ye-19 neyokuqala ye-20, i-Vieque yayikhaya kwishishini elitshukelayo. Ukuveliswa kweShukela kuphelile xa i-US Navy ifika kwisiqithi, kodwa izikhumbuzo zalesi sifo esidlulileyo sisekhona. Ngecala elingasentla-ntshona kweso siqithi, iindwendwe ziyakwazi ukuhlola iRaja Grande Millar Mill Ruins. Ininzi yale ndawo iye yahluma, kodwa iindwendwe zikwazi ukubona iinqwelo zee-train ezishiyiweyo kunye nezakhiwo ezenziwe ngezitena eziqhekezayo eziye zadlala inxaxheba kwimveliso yeshukela. Isiza sivulelekile kwiindwendwe unyaka wonke, kwaye i-Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust ikhokela iindwendwe zenyanga-ntlawulo zala manxiba ngexesha lexesha lezorhwebo.

• 04 we-10

  Hlola ii-Bunkers zangoku-Active Active

  I-US Navy iyalungiselela inxalenye enkulu ye-Vieques kuma-1940, kwaye ngelixa umkhosi wasuka kwisiqithi ngo-2003, iindawo zokugcina izinto ezihlala kuyo zihlala ecaleni lasentshonalanga kweso siqithi. Iibunkers asisetyenziswanga kodwa zihlala kwindawo ekhangayo ukuyihlola nangona kunjalo. Eyakhelwe ukufaka izixhobo nezixhobo, izakhiwo zenzelwe ukuba zihambelane neendawo zemvelo ukuze zingabonakali emoyeni, kodwa zifumaneka ngokulula ngeemoto.

• 05 we-10

  I-Snorkel ngeTrans Sea

  I-Vieques ikhaya likaRompeolas, i-jetty-kilometer-length-jetty ehamba e-Atlantic Ocean. I-Rompeolas iguqulela "ukuphuka amanzi", ngoko xa ulwandle olubhekise kwicala lasempumalanga lugqithisa, inxalenye ecaleni lasentshonalanga lihlala lincinci. Ekupheleni kweRompeolas, i-Piercing Pier, intsalela yemisebenzi yaseMelika yaseMelika, ayisasetyenziswanga, kodwa iiforishi zasolwandle ziyakuthanda ukondla kwi-algae ekhula kwi-piler pilings. Ngoxa i-turtle viewings isingqiniswanga, iindwendwe ziyakwazi ukudibana nabashukumi be-shelf xa behamba nge-snorkeling kwi-pier.

• 06 ngo 10

  Ukutyelela Umthi Ongaphezu Kweminyaka Engama-300 Edala

  Icala lasenyakatho laseVièque linomnye wesayithi ezivakatyelele kakhulu kwisiqithi: umthi omkhulu we-ceiba oza emva kweminyaka engama-300. Umthi omkhulu ngumbona omuhle ngokwenene ukubona, kodwa qaphela xa usondela kuwo; Imithi ye-ceiba ihlanganiswe ngameva.

• 07 ngo 10

  Jonga iIqithi elisondeleyo ukusuka kwi-Fort Fort

  I-El Fortin de Mirasol yakhiwa ukuze ikhusele iVique ukusuka kubalindi phantsi kwemiyalelo evela kwiRhuluneli yasePuerto Rico ngexesha lobudlelwane baseSpeyin phakathi nekhulu le-19. Namhlanje, isayithi liyi-Museum yase-Vieques ye-Anthropology, iMbali kunye ne-Art, eneemiboniso ezihlala zihleli kunye nezijikelezayo. Isakhiwo sesiganeko sisoloko sinyanzelisiwe, phantsi kweenqanawa eziphakamileyo kunye neendonga zokujikeleza. Ngosuku olucacileyo, iindwendwe ziyakubona iziqithi ezikufutshane njengePuerto Rico neCulebra.

• 08 ngo 10

  I-Beach Hop kwi-National Wildlife Res refuge

  Inxalenye enkulu yeVique yavalwa kwimida kwiintsuku zeNavy, kodwa emva kokuba umkhosi uphuma, ininzi yomhlaba wayo wajika waba yiNational Wildlife Res refuge. Amanxweme amaninzi kule ndawo ayaziwa ngama-monikers abo baqeqeshelwa ngamaNavy-time, kodwa abahlali benza inkqubela enkulu yokubuyisela amagama abo aqhelekileyo e-Viequense. Hlala kwi-Pata Prieta (aka Secret Beach) ukunandipha isanti e-white-white kunye nokuzola, ufike eLa Chiva (aka Blue Beach) kwi-snorkelling yehlabathi, okanye uqoke kunye nabahlobo kwi-barbecue ye-beachside eCaracas (Aka Red Beach).

• 09 we-10

  Hlola Indawo eYibalulekileyo ye-Archaeological Site

  Ekupheleni kwekhulu lama-20, izidumbu zabantu ezithandana nokuqikelelwa kweminyaka engama-4 000 zafunyanwa eVique. I-squelet, eyaziwa ngokungacwangciswanga njengePuerto Ferro Man, isuke ishukunyiswa, kodwa loo ndawo isinikela ingcinga kunye nemfihlelo. Isayithi ihlotswe ngamatye amakhulu amakhulu ahlelwe kwinqanaba leesetyhula, kwaye akucaci kakuhle ukuba nawaphi na amatye apho. Umqondiso kwicala enye yeendlela eziphambili zesiqithi ibonisa ukujika ukufikelela kule ndawo ebalulekileyo yezinto zakudala.

• 10 kwi-10

  Yeka Ukunyuka kwiLwandle lwaseCaribbean

  Ukuqhutyelwa kwe-Playa Navio kunamatye, umoya kunye ne-bumpy, kodwa indawo efanelekileyo iya kulungela uhambo olubi. Ibhantshi elinqabileyo linamathele engokwemvelo kunye neentaba ezinamala, kwaye i-daredevils inithanda ukunyuka ukuya phezulu kunye ne-cannonballing kwi-Sea Caribbean. Ngoxa amaqabane abo efumana ukunyuka kwe-adrenaline, abagadi bamagquma abancinci bangabambelela ekubhapheni nasekukhanyeni elwandle.