Embassy Suites Hotel San Juan Hotel & Casino Carolina

... sky, hot day. Better than the winter back home.

Around 3:00pm, we decided to call it quit and headed back to the ship's pier by taxi. In the evening, we enjoyed a theatrical piece at the Princess Theater before joining our British friends at table 131 for our second seating diner at 8:30pm.

The ship left San Juan's port at 11:00pm, starting for us, new memories and new adventures.

Thankful for memories.

Mo

... there is a youtube video online! After a few days on the ship now its definetly starting to feel small, but sometimes in a good way (but you definetly can't avoid anyone!!) We set sail that evening and were quickly on our way to Puerto Rico!! No one was really feeling too great the first night and next day because the ship rocks a lot because its so small. Its pretty much constantly rocking a good bit but by the second day ...

... Comanche Sky Park, or in Nashville, Tennessee. I don't want to land in no San Juan airport or the Yukon Territory. San Juan? What's wrong with San Juan? Puerto Rico is a tropical island destination. Jimmy provides the unofficial soundtrack for spring breakers and island hoppers. Shouldn't San Juan be on his short list of preferred destinations? Never doubt Jimmy. San Juan airport ranks only slightly higher than an airstrip on a deserted island. Upon ...

... it. oh well' that just gives me another reason to visit aqain. We got back and since I had benn going at full throttle all week I crashed. we went salsa dancing that night, WOW that is a fun time!! The 4 and last day me n my two peeps, Dee and Jeffrey got to check out the old fort in San Juan. that was very interesting and beautiful. Its amazing what people can build when they put their minds to it. -thats all folks!!

... so I sprinted to pack my book bag. Alex and Ana decided to join as well, so there were 8 of us total. Outside the ship, we asked about good snorkeling, deciding that the island of Culebra which is off the coast of PR would be a great way to go. To get there we had to take a taxi to Fajardo, still an hour away, and catch a ferry over to the island. We found a cab driver who was willing to take us there, for a mere $10/person. Needless to ...

... is the Spanish-colonial style small town within greater San Juan. We visited El Morro, the fort that was used to defend the area against invasion, and got to climb around on the fort and look at the water. It is a beautiful area with lots of boutiques, restaurants, open air cafes, art galleries, and arts and crafts shops. It is a great place to just wander around and see different museums and monuments. It made me nostalgic for Italy because ...

... were the only tourists in there and it was awesome. The restaurant was a Cuban/Puerto Rican mix I think, and the food was delicious. They brought out an appetizer, that they give to everyone, and it was some sort of plant root mashed up and then fried and I was adventuresome and tried it, even though I suspected it might be seafood of some sort, I was relived when I discovered it wasn't. After lunch we returned to the beach and tanned for about 2 ½ hours. I went in the water ...

... There are a couple of interesting small shops, several restaurants and a small museum with aquariums and displays which augment children's classes in the marine environment offered by museum docents. The museum also offers a shop and internet access. We chose the inviting Tradewinds Inn for lunch and enjoyed a Puerto Rican specialty much like lasagna but made with ripe plantains (sweet versus the more bland green plantains) instead of noodles and with string beans added ...

... probably glad he understood where we were going and didn't want us to confuse him.

I had always heard of the beautiful oceans, but the blues and greens were very similar to what i left back home even though the sand here was much whiter.
Boarded the cruise ship and left the beautiful port, passing Fort San Cristobal on our way out - a Fort that I promised I'd visit on my return a few days later.