We left The Bahamas and began sailing, and we were a little surprised by how much the waves rocked the ship. We were swaying back and forth, it was so weird to be back on land. But, hey, at least the land was beautiful San Juan, Puerto Rico!!
The first day we joined a walking tour of Old San Juan. We learned a lot of interesting facts about the Spanish history. We saw some cool forts with cannons and stuff. We got some good food and explored some more. We found this place called Pigeon Square. There were birds everywhere! They all moved together and when people had food, oh boy, they attacked!!
Anyways, we went to K-mart that night to stock up on snacks. Mostly, Oreos. =)
The next day we walked around some more and came upon another really awesome Spanish fort. This one had watch towers and tunnels and drawing from the 1800s. We also saw a great view of the beach and lots of iguanas!!
The weather here is beautiful, not too hot and just a little breeze now and then.
Today we went on a hour bus ride to the YUNQUE RAINFOREST. It was awesome!! There were absolutely no mosquitoes and we hiked to a waterfall where everyone got it the freezing water! We got some great food which included: plantains, beans, rice (with hot sauce), chicken and flan. We were stuffed! Next, we took another bus to the beach. We couldn't stay very long, but it was gorgeous. It was so different than our Florida beaches. There were no seagulls, or seashells and the waves were so tiny. But there were palm trees everywhere and in the distance you could see the mountain we hiked.
We're hitting the ocean tonight for a 8 day trip to Brazil!! We're hoping to get our sea legs soon!
1 comment:
Kelsey, a little late, but I just got to read this. No mosquitoes on a rain forest? awesome!. Hey, plantains, rice, beans, flan, beaches with palm trees overlooking the mountains... it's very similar to my home country DR (next island over) Glad you're enjoying it.
Rosa Verdeja
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