Thursday, January 30, 2014

Puerto Rico - Day 6


Our last day in Puerto Rico!  Today we drove to Cueva Ventana, or the Window Cave, to do some hiking.  We loved those awesome hard hats!  After a dark, bat filled, walk through this very cool cave, we started to see some natural light.  As we rounded the corner, we were met with a gorgeous view of the "window," which is followed by a sheer drop.  The view was so beautiful, and without little kids to worry about falling off the cliff, I was actually quite brave.  We went through a second cave, too, where we had to climb up a rope to get out.  Can you see the "face of Christ" in the rock picture?  After we left the caves, we drove to Old San Juan for dinner.  We ate mallorcas at a little cafe, and we did a little shopping and walked by the old forts.  We almost skipped Old San Juan, but I'm so glad we didn't.  It was really pretty, and fun to see a different part of Puerto Rico.  We left early the next morning for home, and I snapped a few pictures of our room before we left.  It was a wonderful week, and was the perfect combination of relaxation, sight seeing, and adventuring.  We called this trip our early anniversary trip, and I wouldn't have wanted to be there with anybody else.  Thanks to my amazing mom for making this trip possible, by staying in Texas with the kids.  They had the best time!  :) 























Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Puerto Rico - Day 5


Day 5 was our big outing day!  We were up with alarm clocks and on the ferry to Culebra Island by 8am.  Thankfully I did not get sick on the ferry, thanks to lots of Dramamine.  But it did help me to have an awesome nap in the shade of a palm tree on this incredible beach - Flamenco Beach.  Rumor has it that this beach is one of the top 10 beaches in the world, and it was certainly gorgeous.  White, fine sand, incredibly blue water, and peaceful surroundings made for a very enjoyable morning.  After a few hours, we boarded a bus for the opposite side of the tiny island.  Here we suited up and kayaked out to a reef in a nature preserve.  We dropped anchor from our kayaks, and snorkeled for a good couple of hours.  It was so beautiful, and incredible to be able to spot sea turtles and sting rays right and left.  Bryan even got the chance to swim through an underwater cave, which he thought was the coolest thing ever.  We cleaned up afterward, and took the ferry back.  We stopped off at El Hefe's Burger Shack on our way back to our rooms, and dined on amazing gourmet burgers.  We then topped the day off with cookies and ice cream!  This had to be the coolest day of the trip.