When the Ocean Says “Not Today” As I type this, we’ve just received notification that our snorkeling tour has been canceled — again — due to high waves. We’ll get our money back (thank you, Get Your Guide, for at least being efficient about that), but I’m honestly pretty sad. I was really hoping to […]
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Puerto Rico: Day Six
Rain Decisions, Rum Barrels, and Strategic Napping Yesterday’s plan (manatees!) quietly surrendered to what turned into a serious, unapologetic loll. Sharon found us a place on the beach while I was putting the final touches on the blog; when I got down, she already had our standard order of quesadillas and Painkillers waiting. We settled […]
Puerto Rico: Day Five
Plans, Punctuality, and a Cancelled Snorkel Well… this one was a little sad. Due to the weather, our snorkeling trip was cancelled. Of course, being us, we were there a full hour early and didn’t think to check our phones until the “mandatory 10 minutes before” tour time—at which point we discovered the cancellation notice […]
Puerto Rico: Day Four
Rainstorms, Rum, and When an “Avocado Salad” Is… Interpreted Very Literally A Strategic Retreat (a/k/a No More Wet Rocks) We officially decided not to do the tide pools. As mentioned at the end of Day 3, we had simply reached our lifetime quota for gallivanting across wet rocks that tried to rearrange our ankles. Instead, I […]
Puerto Rico: Day Three
Cliffs, Coquí, and the Courage to Paddle in Pitch Black (Then Collapse in Bed) (or: We Came, We Jumped, We Kayaked in the Dark, We Didn’t Die) Early Start (and Thank Goodness for It) We got going just after 8:00 a.m. (for a 40 minute drive to a 10:30 a.m. pickup), and thank goodness we […]
Puerto Rico: Day Two
Lolling, Logistics, & a Doorbell Dinner Morning: The Lost Art of Lolling As I write, we’re just about to head out for dinner at El Ladrillo—more on that when we get back in a couple of hours. Today was, quite intentionally, Lolling Day. I woke up around 5 a.m., but without dogs to push me […]
Puerto Rico: Day One
Midnight Flights, Betrayal by Luggage, and the Gospel of Mofongo Spent a fabulous Thursday with my Snipah™ Melissa—an elite day that included: • dogs to the Spa • the Farmers Market • a “sneak” visit to the Wheelwright Zen Center (sign said Closed for Retreat, so naturally we came…and then retreated) • lunch at the […]