Rachel in Old San Juan, May 2011

Monday, June 20, 2011

San Juan adventures

Completely exceeded my expectations for activity in San Juan.  I was also floored, absolutely amazed, by the lack of vegetables in the Puerto Rican diet.  I started asking waiters and restaurant owners what dishes they made with vegetables.  One of them answered, "red beans and rice".

We did shop at local grocery stores and at the farmer's market.

Did awesome against BDC plan; exotic drink discovered and the meaning of life found to be.....
TAMARIND MOJITOS

  • Swam daily in the Caribbean -  maybe a couple of hours total
  • Biked >84 miles around San Juan and Pinones, including at least 4.2 miles in drenching rain
  • Hiked >4.2 hours in rainforest
  • Danced >4.2 hours in clubs
  • Walked several miles daily, >  21 miles
  • Climbed up and down two enormous fortresses
  • Raced up three stories of stairs in El Morrow
  • Kayaked over 2.1 miles in bioluminescent bay