On Day 3, we visited El Yunque, the only rainforest located in the U.S. National Park system.
La Coca Falls
View from El Yunque
DJ ate a lot during the whole trip
Creeks around every corner
A view from the top, before the clouds and rain set in. We hiked to the top of El Yunque, and were greeted to beautiful views of...this:
An anticlimactic finish: eating soggy subway sandwiches in the pouring rain.
We had a couple hours to kill before our kayaking trip to the bioluminescent bay in Fajardo, so we drove around north east Puerto Rico, bought souvenirs from Wal-Mart (don't tell my old APALC boss), took a nap in a random parking lot, and ate at a place that tasted very similar to El Pollo Loco, and got lost.
The good thing about getting lost is that you find pretty places like this.
Snacks from roadside stands. We thought the ground beef had a funny taste, but maybe it was because it was the taste of salty beef mixed with sweet fried plantains.
I wasn't able to take photos of our bioluminescent experience, but it was phenomenal. Rowing through Laguna Grande in Fajardo, we could see our oars and kayaks glow a beautiful green. Even the little dynoflagellates cry out in praise.
On day 4, crippled from our hike in El Yunque the day before, we decided to take it easy by visiting the local beaches.
Doesn't this just make you want a mojito with a little umbrella in it?
And that's really all we did.
Day 5 brought us inland to the world's 3rd largest cave system, Rio Camuy.
Tram to the caves.
If I had less fear, I would want to try spelunking. That seems like it would be fun.
Our next stop was the Observatoria de Arecibo, site of the world's largest radio telescope. Because this was featured in two movies (Contact and 007) and because are were both from, like, Hollywood, we felt it our duty to visit. Plus, I have a feeling my dad would really dig this place.
And now for some pics of this wonderful city.
La Casita
Plaza de Colon, Old San Juan
Popular local sandwich joint, where we ate brunch every day.
And this is for you, dad. Just for perspective, there is a man standing at the center of the platform above the dish. DJ really really wanted to walk on the suspension bridge and join him, but was disappointed to find out that that wasn't part of the tour.
La Coca Falls
View from El Yunque
DJ ate a lot during the whole trip
Creeks around every corner
A view from the top, before the clouds and rain set in. We hiked to the top of El Yunque, and were greeted to beautiful views of...this:
An anticlimactic finish: eating soggy subway sandwiches in the pouring rain.
We had a couple hours to kill before our kayaking trip to the bioluminescent bay in Fajardo, so we drove around north east Puerto Rico, bought souvenirs from Wal-Mart (don't tell my old APALC boss), took a nap in a random parking lot, and ate at a place that tasted very similar to El Pollo Loco, and got lost.
The good thing about getting lost is that you find pretty places like this.
Snacks from roadside stands. We thought the ground beef had a funny taste, but maybe it was because it was the taste of salty beef mixed with sweet fried plantains.
I wasn't able to take photos of our bioluminescent experience, but it was phenomenal. Rowing through Laguna Grande in Fajardo, we could see our oars and kayaks glow a beautiful green. Even the little dynoflagellates cry out in praise.
On day 4, crippled from our hike in El Yunque the day before, we decided to take it easy by visiting the local beaches.
Doesn't this just make you want a mojito with a little umbrella in it?
And that's really all we did.
Day 5 brought us inland to the world's 3rd largest cave system, Rio Camuy.
Tram to the caves.
If I had less fear, I would want to try spelunking. That seems like it would be fun.
Our next stop was the Observatoria de Arecibo, site of the world's largest radio telescope. Because this was featured in two movies (Contact and 007) and because are were both from, like, Hollywood, we felt it our duty to visit. Plus, I have a feeling my dad would really dig this place.
And now for some pics of this wonderful city.
La Casita
Plaza de Colon, Old San Juan
Popular local sandwich joint, where we ate brunch every day.
And this is for you, dad. Just for perspective, there is a man standing at the center of the platform above the dish. DJ really really wanted to walk on the suspension bridge and join him, but was disappointed to find out that that wasn't part of the tour.
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