Tuesday...

Again... I will add more pictures later... :)

10/14/08

This morning, the sun was bright and the air was already heavy with the promise of rain at ten o’clock. No real signs of a tropical storm here! We ate breakfast at our little café again and again, everyone said that Eva was really cute. I marvel at the fact that so many people here seem interested in our baby girl. I would like to think that they just look at Eva because she is beautiful, but maybe they just take the time to notice the little things. The people here seem so much more laid back and easy going that what I am used to at home.

We decided to go out to a lighthouse in Ricon, after breakfast, that they man sitting next to us on our flight told us about. Supposedly, the lighthouse overlooks the place in the ocean where the Caribbean and the Atlantic meet. The road to Rincon was lined with verdant trees that made a green canopy over our car as we drove. We drove for about thirty miles and then the road became smaller and seemed to follow the ocean. Eventually, we saw the lighthouse ahead of us and we pulled into the little park around it. The lighthouse was closed to the public but the view around it was amazing. Ronnie took pictures while I manned (hah) the video camera and Eva fussed a little.

We hung out for a little bit then decided to get some lunch. We passed a cute place, made a U-turn and pulled in only to realize that we had no cash and that they did not accept credit cards… so, we began our hunt for a bank or ATM. And, let me just say that it was quite a trip (much like our scenic route the day before) We went through two towns, turned around and finally found one an hour or so later. Because we saw signs for pizza (or pitzza as one place called it) all over the island, we decided to try their pizza to see if it was any different; it wasn’t, but we enjoyed it anyway.

After lunch, we drove through the rain back to Mayaguez. We were crossing the street to our hotel and all of sudden, I was FLYING (ok, maybe not) through the air and I landed on my hand, shoulder, and behind! (Ouch). We made it back to the hotel in one piece, thankfully, and took a nap. Naptime was great, but we woke up hungry so we wandered downstairs and decided to ask the front desk people if they knew of any good Puerto Rican restaurants. The girl looked at us and said “Sizzler”... Ronnie and I looked at one another and said okay and then the other girl said, “No, they want Puerto Rican food… and told us of a few places that we could try.” We ate at one of them called Sancho Pantza and it was amazing. I had a chicken stew and Ronnie had chicken, rice and beans, and some coffee. Yum!

I cannot believe that this is the fourth day of our trip… it seems like we just got here but at the same time, I know that we will be heading home before too long.