tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467846717875663703.post1473648377996802138..comments2023-10-17T10:37:11.239-04:00Comments on After the Mortgage: Paradise Lost.....Curt and Lorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828145436587585310noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467846717875663703.post-57746385366400881132011-10-07T17:15:04.932-04:002011-10-07T17:15:04.932-04:00Yep, the sports complex is just north of the camp ...Yep, the sports complex is just north of the camp gate. They were going to have lights blazing all night, ruining the bio-bay experience and perhaps harming the ecology of the bay. The tomato farm is right across the street; hydroponic I think, and operated in all the large greenhouses you see along the main road. We have been going to the island for 9 years now, own a little patch of land (we hope to build a little something) and not a whole lot has changed in the time since the Navy left.<br /><br />The Vieques master plan (locally developed) calls for small sustainable eco-hotels, ?paradors? & B&B's. I can't remember where I saw parts of the plan, but if I can find it again, I'll post a link.<br /><br />I too love Vieques for the same reasons you do, so I would be pretty upset if the change that will inevitably occur changed the character of the island, the islands' residents and the type of visitor attracted to the island.<br /><br />Thanks for the blog - I've enjoyed it.<br /><br />DavidDavidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467846717875663703.post-8064320580084053702011-10-06T21:32:43.263-04:002011-10-06T21:32:43.263-04:00Sports complex...tomato farm? Ha...great info Davi...Sports complex...tomato farm? Ha...great info David. I wonder if that sports complex is the big concrete structure Lorrie and I saw to the North of the Garcia gate? <br /><br />Anyway...thank you for putting it all in perspective, helps.Curt and Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828145436587585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467846717875663703.post-4688453114447966692011-10-06T21:13:51.995-04:002011-10-06T21:13:51.995-04:00My guess is that it won't come to pass, but if...My guess is that it won't come to pass, but if it does, it will be a long, long time from now. The island has little to no capacity for cruise ships (I know there have been some small ones that spend a night off the cayos in Esperanza; but mainly for bio-bay tours.) Witness other island projects that fail to fully materialize: the ferry port at mosquito pier, the sports complex near Garcia Gate; the tomato farm; heck even the W is the third branding of that property in 8 years, and I'm not sure if they are doing too well (their opening was delayed for close to a year - no staff). The ferry system is a mess, there is no gas, no rental cars etc. etc. etc.<br />Things move very slowly, if at all, in Vieques. So continue to enjoy the island as much as you obviously do; it will probably remain as is for some time to come.<br /><br />DavidDavidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467846717875663703.post-39754458346721711272011-09-13T06:06:02.763-04:002011-09-13T06:06:02.763-04:00Hi Brandi. I also found the article on the message...Hi Brandi. I also found the article on the message board<br /> http://www.isla-vieques.com/forum/list.php?f=2<br /><br />I haven't had a chance yet to do more research on this. I would have expected to have found mention of it on Vieques events, but have yet to find anything. Everything Lorrie and I like about the island will vanish if this is indeed the course that the Viequese tourist board is now forging.Curt and Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828145436587585310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467846717875663703.post-53283205676879394042011-09-12T23:03:29.544-04:002011-09-12T23:03:29.544-04:00I see that we are either reading the same message ...I see that we are either reading the same message boards or you've quickly found my Trip Advisor post from earlier today.<br /><br />I am anxious to hear the local tourism experts weigh in on this one. I also find it interesting that this article is dated by more than a few months, but in all my research today is the first I've heard of this. I hope it remains a slow moving project that eventually will languish.<br /><br />Regardless, we are in the same boat. If the island becomes a draw for cruisers and casino goers we will likely not pursue repeated trips. <br /><br />I'll continue reading to see what surfaces with this. Thanks for the blog.Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603079252435099290noreply@blogger.com