Puerto Rico es bueno

Spending just three days in Puerto Rico should be a crime. It is impossible to experience even a quarter of the country in three days. Imagine trying to see everything in Pennsylvania in three days. You just can’t do it.
Arriving in San Juan on Monday morning was a beautiful site. As we rolled through the bay we passed one of the two giant fort that were used to defend the island from invaders. Since we came from the Bahamas, and Puerto Rico is a US port, we had to go through US customs and do face to face passport inspection. The process ended up being pretty painless and smooth and our ship was cleared about two hours after we arrived in port (around 10am). Since my first trip wasn’t until 1pm I went running around old San Juan with one of my residents to try and get some exercise and see the city. The city is beautiful, great colors and pristine beaches. Of course during our run I slipped off the sidewalk and fell, almost rolling into oncoming traffic. When we got back to the ship it was off to my kayak trip.
Now since this is SAS first trip into PR, we are in some ways guinea pigs so the mishap that occurred really wasn’t surprising. The tour guide and bus driver were a bit confused as to where we were supposed to be going because instead of ending up on the Seven Seas beach we ended up at Bob’s Backyard Kayaks. The brown river with stray dogs wandering around was a bit of a stretch from the beautiful beaches we were promised. So after a few minutes of Spanish chatter our guide and the driver got on the same page and we were off to the right beach. It was disappointing that it ended up taking two hours to get there but the place was incredible. I just hope the disposable camera I took worked properly (I wasn’t risking flipping the kayak and ruining my digital).
Pause… Okay I only have ten minutes to finish this so I have to give highlights again:
*Monday night I went out to a salsa bar and did what is probably the worst attempt at salsa dancing ever by a white man. It was fun though
*Tuesday I walked old San Juan and took lots of great pics. I had breakfast at a Puerto Rican bakery which and it was incredible.
Since I found out my phone worked I talked to many of you and it felt really good. I can’t wait to get back to the states and to Vegas. That is going to be out of control.
*Wednesday I spent the day at the El Yunque Rain Forest and Luquillo beach. The pics will speak for themselves. Just amazing.
Okay I have to go I’ll devote more time next time. I promise.