I'm already a week behind, haha - it's been a whirlwind, to say the least. Last week was pretty epic - David and Diana were amazing hosts in Puerto Rico, and we did more than we could have dreamed in such a short time. A big thank you to them for schlepping us around and being all-around awesome!
Day One: Sunday, January 10, 2016
We arrived late Saturday night, and appreciated a nice, relaxed morning. We started off at Mallorca, David and Diana's favorite brunch spot in Old San Juan. Their specialty, of course, is the mallorca, which is basically a sandwich made of this amazing sweet bread (not to be confused with sweetbreads - yuck!), and pressed panini-style with some sort of meat and cheese. They top it with powdered sugar, and voila: deliciousness created! We had it at another place, too, but it didn't live up to this by any means:
From there, we walked through Old San Juan. First stop, the Castillo San Cristobal (where that first photo was taken from). We then walked past La Perla (no, we did not go in!), and headed to Castillo San Felipe del Morro.
After a leisurely stroll through Old San Juan, we were ready for another meal (surprise!). We jumped in the car and headed to Guavate, an area of Puerto Rico known for the lechoneras - basically open-air restaurants that serve roast pig. It's essentially Puerto Rican BBQ, with the best thing on the menu - pork! I'm sure it goes without saying, but - damn that was good.
Day Two: Monday, January 11, 2016
I worked today, while the boys went to the rainforest (I'll get there one day, I'm sure!). That night, we went to the bio bay tours in Fajardo, where you kayak in the pitch-black-mangrove-tree-covered areas and head to a bay where you should see the "dinoflagellates" (yeah, I looked that one up) light up when you kayak through it. Unfortunately, they're dying out in this area, so we saw a few little sparkles, but it wasn't as bright as we thought it might be. Diana was lucky though and got to hold a non-stinging, fully-lit-up jellyfish - pretty awesome! We also had an amazing view of the stars from the kayak - so while we didn't get the sparkles we thought we would, kayaking in the dark was REALLY fun, and I'd definitely do it again... just maybe in another part of PR next time!
Day Three to follow soon...
