Casa-Alyssa

Excerpt from Elle magazine...the most magical place to chill out is the isle of Vieques (At Mosquito Bay) we donned life vests and slid into the water. Each time I moved, my body generated thousands of ethereal aqueous sparks, while letting water trickle through my fingers created an industrial- like flow of light and magic. I felt as though I was floating in the Milky Way, while the real thing- sprawled across the sky, as bright as any planetarium show. Vieques' main attraction is its unspoilt beaches. Even the sole 'public beach' with a rarely enforced charge for entry (Sun Bay) is usually deserted. We drove to Red Beach and Blue Beach, sailed to Purple Beach, and went days without seeing anyone . It was just us, our deckchairs and cool box. And this is how Vieques trumps most of the rest of the Caribbean: rather than being a place to come for flag-in-sand service, it's rough and ready - you make your own way and fend for yourself. It feels like your very own desert island, and there really is no sexier place to play at being stranded.