Holiday Inn San Juan Hotel Carolina

... to fight off the bacteria, apparently coral is really dirty. Despite my throbbing foot I headed back into the water with the yellow floaty things and my group...Having fun with the crew, they served us pina coladas in the water to enjoy while we floated AND took a picture of our group for us!<br><br>We made it back to the hotel around 4:30 and we were so exhausted that we feel asleep in the shade by the ...

Our original intent today was to go explore Old San Juan, however when we woke up we decided that we needed to recoup from the previous night, so we decided to make it a pool day. We got ourselves ready for the pool and then made our way to Don Jose's, located on Ave. Isla Verde. Breakfast here was cheap and yummy! It was a great place to grab a "quick" bite, and I mean that ...

... toilet, water pump, steering mechanism, fridge, VHF radio... ) We were lucky to track down Paul, a Brit working under the radar. He was a real character (ex-army from Manchester who collects teddy bears!) and solved our problem. He also gave us the local scoop, such as which bars are feuding, what yachties don't get along... It turns out a lot of people use Salinas as their long term base. In fact, some of them have bought property locally and are now dirt dwellers. As we were there on a ...

... around the world. So yea we went to Kmart, and the lady who gave us a ride there gave us her number to call her for a ride back. So we got out and called her and she said she was coming, but didn't show for like 10 minutes so we just got in another cab. 5 minutes later she called me and yelled at me for being "mui stupido" and saying that I should have waited for her. It was pretty funny. Once we got back we decided to go to the beach for a little ...

... And every time I've been there, there's been a problem with my flight. This time the crew was on another flight that was a couple hours late coming from wherever they were coming from. So we didn't leave Chicago until almost 11pm with meant I got it really late to Denver. But I've made it. I'm rested relaxed and dreading going back to work. I also have 3 feet of laundry to get done today. Til next time!

... group of seven ...

... so far. Of course there are those whose driving motivations for this voyage are those of an alcohol driven shopping/sex-o-rama. But I only feel bad for them because when they look back on this experience and realize how they wasted this amazing opportunity on shallow pursuits, they will hopefully learn something from it. Sorry I digress, later that evening I went on a kayaking trip to this area called a bioluminescent bay. Bioluminescence is where ...

... I am closer to them in that way, even though I cannot get in touch with them. Ironic, being cut off from my world, but at the same time feeling closer to it. And not only do I feel closer to my world in that regard, I am moving away from it and closer to the physical world out there as I travel the seas to see it, our planet, with my own eyes. It confuses me, it overwhelms me, it delights me. I cannot see my old world anymore, but I feel it more ...

... that night we went to Carribean University where they had a welcome reception for us with other college students from Puerto Rico. They had perfomances for us and dancing me on these tall stilts. It was so much fun they gave us gifts and cooked all this food and we just so nice to us. Then the rest of the time I was here I went to the beach and walked around Puerto Rico. I also went to the Bacardi Rum factory which was kind of interesting- not ...

... Monday but we enjoyed our stroll through the tiny village. We strolled to the Post Office, the Tourist Office, the ferry dock and checked out a few shops that were opened. We found two well supplied small markets, one on either side of the bridge. After some minor re-provisioning, we decided to have the lunch special at the Dinghy Dock Restaurant and enjoy a beer since it was clear that there would be no sailing that day with the increasing winds. Monday evening we hunkered ...