social media & sugar mill ruins
Wow, my previous post on the Playa Grande sugar mill ruins is currently the top retult on Google for "Vieques sugar mill". Between this blog and Twitter I'm becoming a little bit of a part time tour guide. This week Chris from Chicago got in touch with me through the sugar mill post and Suzanne from Philadelphia through Twitter, both to get advice on Vieques. We ended up having a fun time with Chris and his boyfriend and Suzanne and her sister for sunset coctails at Al's Mar Azul the other night. Nice to actually get to meet people in person that I've been interacting with virtually.
Yesterday I took Chris and Parker out to the sugar mill. The mill only closed about 70 years ago, so it's amazing to see how much the jungle has reclaimed it already. It's always humbling and a little creepy to walk out there among the ghosts of Vieques past. I was a bit remiss in my guide duties by not thinking to bring/recommend bug spray. The mosquitos were crazy out there, as you can tell from Parker's reaction in the photo where the mosquitos are trying to fly away with his arm.
