The experience was delightful. We did the small boat tour, rather than the kayaking, because we had a friend from San Juan come in at the last minute, and we also don’t share kayaks well as a family. We’ve been on a lot of kayaking adventures, and in tandem kayaks, we always end up in a big fight! So we thought we would take this boat tour instead. This is also my second bioluminescent Bay tour, having taken the one in Jamaica.
This tour is five stars. I loved our guides. They really made the trip. One of our guides was more of a biologist and explained the local flora and fauna to us and how bioluminescence and phytoplankton worked, and the other was his fun and jovial companion. It was so interesting to watch them together. This exchange sums it up beautifully.
Biologist: “there’s some sort of light flashing across the sky. It’s probably just space junk.”
His jovial companion: “It’s a shooting star! Make a wish!”
We boated out to a very dark spot, where we also had a beautiful night sky. The biologist/main guide explained a lot of the history involving the Pirates, and again, he was also really wonderful at pointing out local birds and plants on the bank while we boated.
We were all given long sticks to stir up the water as we boated along.
The tour company were exceedingly well organized. Even sending us a photo of what the van looked like before we arrived. I’m assuming many people have somehow missed this tour before. Because the tour operators were very cautious and very, helpful with information before the tour.
We also had our friend who lives in San Juan join us at the last minute, and we were so happy they were able to accommodate that request.
At one point, when we had stopped the boat, The companion pulled up a big bucket of water into the boat, and we were able to run our hands through it and watch it sparkle. Since we were not going on a swim, this was really magical. We also were able to witness it fade as it continued to be out of the water
Here is an odd note. The driver of the tour van was fabulous. I always like to sit up front and talk to the driver and get local Intel. He talked to me about his favorite food trucks and we had a really fun conversation about the van and driving and what happens when it gets muddy, etc. He had such a sparkly personality!
The only photos I post will be ones that they sent us of the van, because this is my second bio luminescent tour, and the photos really don’t come out well! I’m also glad this was a boat tour, because on my first bio experience in Jamaica, I was stung by jellyfish. So boating will really prevent this!
I wish I remembered the name of the crew, including the driver, but we had so many other tours lined up that I do not. So please give them a shout out from Lockie and Zac Hunter.