I-Adventures Eyesabekayo Ukuba Ne-Vieques, e-Puerto Rico

IPuerto Rico ibiwa ngokuthi isiqhingi sokubhuka, lapho izikebhe zezwe zomhlaba kanye nesiko esinamandla ziheha izivakashi ezifuna ukukhanya kwelanga nokuphumula. Kodwa kubantu abahamba phambili abazimisele ukuhamba kancane kunesiqhingi esikhulu sasePuerto Rico, injabulo igcine.

Ipharadesi elingavamile laseVièque lihlala cishe ngamamayela ayishumi nesithupha kuya empumalanga yePuerto Rico. Ngenkathi isiqhingi sihamba cishe ngamamayela angama-55, sivuthiwe okuhlangenwe nakho okungenakulibaleka okulindele ukutholakala.

• 01 kwezingu-10

  Hamba i-Paso Fino Horse

  Enye yezimpawu ze-Vieques yihhashi elihamba ngokukhululekile elingabonwa kulo lonke isiqhingi. Ngesikhathi lezi zilwane ezinhle zingase zibukeke njengamahhashi ozothola kwenye indawo, zivela ku-Paso Fino ukuzalwa-zitholakala kuphela eCaribbean futhi zibonwa kalula ngendlala yazo ehlukile. Abaqhubi bafana ne-Esperanza Riding Company eningizimu ne-SeaGate Hotel emanqeni ahamba phambili aqondiswayo, okuhlanganisa nokufinyelela ezindaweni ezinzima ukufika ngezinyawo noma ngemoto. Ukuqondiswa kwezokuvakasha kulula ukugibela abagibeli bazo zonke izilinganiso zamakhono, ngakho-ke akudingeki ukuba nakho ukugibeleka kwamahhashi ngaphambili.

• 02 kwezingu-10

  I-Kayak e-Brightest Bioluminescent Bay yezwe

  Akukho uhambo oluya e-Vieques oluqedile ngaphandle kohambo lokuhlwa lwe-Mosquito Bay, indawo ekhanyayo kakhulu ye-bioluminescent bay. Ngenkathi ukukhanya okwesibhakabhaka kagesi kungachazwa isayensi (ama-microorganisms okuthiwa ama-dinoflagellates avuke lapho ezwa ukunyakaza), umphumela uzizwa njengomlingo. Abaqhubi bezokuvakasha kuhlanganise ne-Taino Aqua Adventures, i-Vieques Kayaks, neqembu le-Black Beard Sports elihola amaqembu kayake echwebeni ebusuku ebusuku ukubhekana nalesi simo kuqala. Ukuvakasha kumiswa lapho inyanga igcwele, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi uhlole ikhalenda yenyanga ngaphambi kokubhuka uhambo lwakho.

• 03 ka-10

  Ukubhujiswa kwama-Sugar Mill Amanxiwa Okude Okwedlule

  Ekhulwini le-19 leminyaka lama-20 leminyaka, iVièques yayingumkhiqizo wezolimo okhulayo. Ukukhiqizwa kwe-Sugar kuphelile lapho i-US Navy ifika esiqhingini, kodwa izikhumbuzo zalesi siqu esidlule sisekhona. Ehlangothini oluseningizimu-ntshonalanga kwalesi siqhingi, izivakashi zingakwazi ukuhlola ama-Ruins Mill Mill ashiyiwe isikhathi eside. Iningi le ndawo ligcwele amagugu, kodwa izivakashi zingabona kalula izimoto zesitimela ezingashiywe kanye nezakhiwo ezenziwe ngezitini eziphukile ezake zadlala ingxenye yokukhiqiza ushukela. Isayithi livulekele izivakashi unyaka wonke, kanti i-Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust ihola ukuvakasha kwamasonto onke ngesikhathi sezinyanga zokuvakasha.

• 04 kwezingu-10

  Hlola ama-Bunkers ase-Once-Active Active

  I-US Navy yabela ingxenye enkulu yeViques ema-1940, kanti ngenkathi ibutho lempi liphuma esiqhingini ngo-2003, amabhakede alo okugcina amanzi asele ngasentshonalanga kwesiqhingi. I-bunkers ayisekho ukusetshenziswa kodwa isayithi elithakazelisayo lokuhlola noma kunjalo. Eyakhelwe ukwakha izikhali nezinto ezinikezwayo, lezi zakhiwo zenzelwe ukuhambisana nendawo yemvelo ukuze zingabonakali emoyeni, kodwa zifinyeleleka kalula ngemoto.

• 05 ka-10

  I-Snorkel ne-Turtles Sea

  I-Vieques ihlala eRompeolas, i-jetty elide elingamamayela eliya e-Atlantic Ocean. I-Rompeolas ihumusha "ukuphuza amanzi", ngakho-ke ngenkathi ulwandle oluhlangothini lwempumalanga lwe-jetty lungaba nzima, uhlangothi olusentshonalanga luvame kakhulu. Ekupheleni kweRompeolas, uMphongolo Wokumisa Umswakama, insali yemisebenzi yaseMelika yaseMelika, ayisasetshenziswa, kepha izintwandle zasolwandle zithanda ukudla phezu kwe-algae ekhulayo emiphongolweni yomhlaba. Ngesikhathi i-turtle sightings ingaqinisekisiwe, izivakashi cishe zizohlangana nalaba bashisayo abahlala endaweni yokucwenga uma behamba ngezinyawo.

• 06 kwangu-10

  Vakashela Isihlahla Esiminyaka Engaphezu Kwengu-300 Edala

  Uhlangothi olungasenyakatho lweVièques luneziqhingi ezivakashelwa kakhulu kunazo zonke zesiqhingi: isihlahla esikhulu se-ceiba esivela eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-300. Isihlahla esikhulu sibukeka obuhle kakhulu ukubona, kepha qaphela lapho usondela kuso; Izihlahla ze-ceiba zimbozwe ngameva.

• 07 kwangu-10

  Bheka Iziqhingi Zomakhelwane Ezivela Emlandweni WaseSpain Fort

  I-El Fortin de Mirasol yakhiwe ukuze ivikele i-Vieques kubagibeli ngaphansi kwemiyalo evela kuMbusi wasePuerto Rico ngenkathi ehlala eSpain phakathi nekhulu le-19. Namuhla, isayithi liyindawo ye-Vieques Museum of Anthropology, History and Art, ephethe imiboniso engapheli futhi ejikelezayo. Isakhiwo semlando sihlala sinyakatho, phansi emagqumeni angene ezindongeni zomjikelezo. Ngosuku olucacile, izivakashi zingabona iziqhingi ezizungezile njengePuerto Rico neCulebra.

• 08 kwezingu-10

  I-Beach Hop ku-National Wildlife Resfuge

  Ingxenye enkulu yeVique yayivimbekile emiphakathini yabasosha phakathi kwezinsuku zeNavy, kodwa emva kokuphuma kwezempi, iningi lalo lizwe laphendulwa libe yiNational Wildlife Resfuge. Eziningi zamabhishi akule ndawo ziyaziwa ngabaqaphi bokuqeqesha ama-Navy-era, kodwa izakhamuzi zenza i-push enkulu ukuze ziphinde zithole amagama azo ajwayelekile e-Viequense. Hlela ePata Prieta (aka Secret Beach) ukuze ujabulele isihlabathi esinomsoco omhlophe nolwandle oluzolile, uye eLa Chiva (aka Blue Beach) we-classroom snorkeling, noma ubuthane nabangani bebheyi lase-Caracas (aka-Red Beach).

• 09 kwezingu-10

  Hlola Indawo Evulekile Yezivubukulo

  Ekupheleni kwekhulu lama-20, kutholakala izinsalela zomuntu ezineminyaka engaba ngu-4 000 eVièques. I-squelet, eyaziwa ngendlela engafanele njengePuerto Ferro Man, isuke isuswe, kodwa le ndawo isinikeza intukuthelo nemfihlakalo. Isayithi lihlotshiswe ngamatshe amakhulu amakhulu ahlelwe ngesakhiwo esiyindilinga, futhi akucaci kahle ukuthi lezi zithi zafika kanjani futhi nini. Isibonakaliso esisehlangothini lomgwaqo omkhulu wesikhombisa sikhombisa ukuphenduka ukufika kule ndawo ebalulekile yokuvubukulwa.

• 10 kwangu-10

  Yeka Ukunyuka KuLwandle LwaseCaribbean

  Ukushayela e-Playa Navio kunamahloni, kunomoya ovunguzayo, kodwa ukufika kuwufanele uhambo oluyingozi. Ibhishi elithakazelisayo linamathele emvelo nemifula yamadwala, futhi ama-daredevils abathanda ukukhuphukela phezulu kanye ne-cannonballing e-Sea Caribbean. Ngenkathi abangane babo bethola u-adrenaline, abagibeli bezilwandle abahamba kancane bangakwazi ukunamathela ekubhukuda nasekukhanyeni elwandle.