We Are Here

We made it safely to Puerto Rico. The flights were uneventful, and everything went according to schedule. We had a long wait at the rental car place though. It took forever, because it looked like everybody got in at the same time and needed a car. The wait was exhausting, but we got the van that we reserved...a 2010 Dodge Caravan...pretty nice, with lots of luggage space and everyone has a comfortable seat. Then came a really nerve-wracking drive to Luquillo. Luquillo is only about 25 miles east of San Juan (with beautiful beaches), but that drive....OH MY GOD!!!! You pass through about 4-5 little towns with a million stoplights, but people in Puerto Rico drive like maniacs. I saw my life pass before my eyes about a dozen times in that hour long drive. It was insane.

By the time that we finally got to our condo, we were all starving and exhausted. We threw our bags in here and went out to search for food. The service here? Well, friendly but slllooooowwww! Expect to wait. And when you are ravenous that is hard to do. But when the food finally got to us: Delicious! We had some authentic Puerto Rican cuisine, and decided it was worth waiting for. I had grilled tilapia in a creole sauce. I was a little worried that it might be too hot and spicy, but actually it was a really savory salsa-like sauce with tomatoes and onions and cilantro....so yummy. We also ordered sangria by the pitcher and that was delicious as well. It took us a while to find this place to eat (apparently Puerto Ricans don't eat mid-afternoon, it was 4:30 and most local places seemed to be closed until dinner) but it was worth it.

Our condo has a wonderful view. Absolutely breathtaking. I will post some pictures later. But up here on the 21st floor its so windy. And the windows are crappy, so we are living with this howling non-stop sound of wind, like we are in the middle of a hurricane. I don't mind it. Stephen really hates it. Hopefully he will adjust, or.....maybe the wind will die down....? We don't know if its just an occasional event or if its like this all the time. But whatever....its a gorgeous day and we are still recovering from an exhausting day of traveling, so we plan to hang out here at the beach, do a little exploring of the grounds, take some pictures, and save the more strenuous stuff for later in our visit. We want to do a day long snorkeling trip to one of the islands off the coast here, and of course, we will have to spend at least a day exploring old San Juan. And eat.....we plan to do LOTS of eating. LOL.