Beautiful 'Blue Beach' on the Eastern US Fish & Wildlife Reserve in Vieques, Puerto Rico

Blue Beach is a local favorite and has several Bohios along the beach where you can picnic. This is a gentle beach with surf towards the west end and calm towards the east end.

This is a great beach to snorkel from, especially by kayak! You can swim alot further, get alot less tired and feel safer with a kayak. Isla Chiva, shown on the left has very good snorkeling on the lee side ( which would be on the other side from this photo) You are looking west in this photo and the better snorkeling is on the west side of the island. There is also snorkeling around the tip of just about every rock on these beaches, the trick is to find a calm spot to snorkel.

Safety Tip. Make sure you get an anchor to take with you when renting kayaks. You are also required by law to have a lifejacket and a whistle with each kayak and a light for every kayak after dark.

Below, a couple of 'beach bums' at the beach with their rental kayaks on the Jeep. 3 Kayaks are about as many as can easily fit on the hood, two is even easier. These kayaks are from Golden Heron Kayaks.