Puerto Rico - Day 5
Day 5 was our most adventurous day. We finished date night the night before at a bar with Nora, a bartender from New Jersey. Nora has lived in Puerto Rico for 4 years now and told us all about her favorite day trip to the south shore of the island. When we heard this we immediately made her write it all down with directions and maps.
The morning started with a drive south to Parguera. Although it seemed there were more roosters than people in this town (more about the roosters later), a man did ride up to us in a bicycle and opened his marina for us. After renting a little motor boat, we cruised around to check out all of the mangrove islands in the area. The iguana's truly almost jumped in our boat at Iguana Island. The water was the bluest we had seen so far. These pictures don't do this scene any justice. It was even more beautiful than it seems here. Richie was the skipper and drove the boat for us quite a bit.
When we were done boating we were starving and the kids needed to eat. We found the only open restaurant in town and had to eat there. Once they found someone who spoke English to take our order we had a delicious authentic Puerto Rican lunch. There is nothing better than empanadillas with rice and beans!
Once back in the car with full bellies we headed to the Cabo Rojo lighthouse on Playa Sucia. This was the south western most point of the island. In order to get to this beach we had to drive the mini van (yes, we were lucky enough to get the free upgrade to the mini!) for at least 2 miles on a dirt road with pot holes the size of a small car! It was an adventure, but at the end of the road lie a beach worth the trip! Huge cliffs on one side and a lighthouse atop of the other side.
On the way home we made a pit stop in Boqeron for oysters. Yes, we pulled the mini over, left the kids in the car and wolfed down a few of the best oysters we had ever tasted. This was another recommendation because we otherwise would NOT have been so daring. The oysters weren't even on ice....but we trusted that they had just been harvested and we were right.
For dinner we stopped at the El Fagon de la Curva to watch the sunset and for some beer and pizza. With all of the NY/NJ transplants in Rincon you can get anything you want to eat.
The morning started with a drive south to Parguera. Although it seemed there were more roosters than people in this town (more about the roosters later), a man did ride up to us in a bicycle and opened his marina for us. After renting a little motor boat, we cruised around to check out all of the mangrove islands in the area. The iguana's truly almost jumped in our boat at Iguana Island. The water was the bluest we had seen so far. These pictures don't do this scene any justice. It was even more beautiful than it seems here. Richie was the skipper and drove the boat for us quite a bit.
When we were done boating we were starving and the kids needed to eat. We found the only open restaurant in town and had to eat there. Once they found someone who spoke English to take our order we had a delicious authentic Puerto Rican lunch. There is nothing better than empanadillas with rice and beans!
Once back in the car with full bellies we headed to the Cabo Rojo lighthouse on Playa Sucia. This was the south western most point of the island. In order to get to this beach we had to drive the mini van (yes, we were lucky enough to get the free upgrade to the mini!) for at least 2 miles on a dirt road with pot holes the size of a small car! It was an adventure, but at the end of the road lie a beach worth the trip! Huge cliffs on one side and a lighthouse atop of the other side.
On the way home we made a pit stop in Boqeron for oysters. Yes, we pulled the mini over, left the kids in the car and wolfed down a few of the best oysters we had ever tasted. This was another recommendation because we otherwise would NOT have been so daring. The oysters weren't even on ice....but we trusted that they had just been harvested and we were right.
For dinner we stopped at the El Fagon de la Curva to watch the sunset and for some beer and pizza. With all of the NY/NJ transplants in Rincon you can get anything you want to eat.
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