85° Turn

We are here! 2-3 hours of sleep was enough for us,  we said goodbye to -1°F Pittsburgh and came to sunny 84°F San Juan!

Our travel was pleasant. All luggage is accounted for. Genesis, her mother and friend found us right away at the airport, and took us to a produce market for plantains. 

  Then they took us home and fed us a proper Puerto Rican dinner (beans, rice, meat, and salad, with avocado, tostones, amarillos). Delicious! 

Then we went for a walk through Old San Juan, it's the historic section of town, as you probably guessed. It's also next to the docks for the multiple cruise ships that come in. They're huge! The buildings are old,  and protected by law, but the area is still very pretty and well-kept. The evening was breezy, we heard the coquí frogs, saw lots of kitties roaming, and got plenty of fun pictures. This path follows the edge of the old fort wall and the coastline. 

look, a party cruise

fort wall

thoughtful Casie

Old city gateway (see me?)

gate door

   

 

Everthing was going so well! And then it rained. So we were forced to run in to Ben & Jerry's, to wait out the rain. What a bummer, ice cream.

Then we walked to El Morro, an old fort/prison that sits out at the coast, separated from the rest of the city by a grass yard and cemetery. We walked the quarter mile long pathway and explored a little, until it started raining on us again! Great,  now we're way far from a roof. So we make a run for it! Back down the path, and, we are soaked! Haha but it was a blast.

El Morro up ahead

   

Rawr

Lookout!

     

soaked

dancing in the rain