Still, we can not believe that we live here, in Puerto Rico. We look out our window and see tall mountains covered in trees and we take a 15 minute drive and arrive at a beach (I think that there are closer ones, but people are spoiled here and want to drive to get to their favorites). Anyway, on Wednesday we were planning to pick up our car from the auto body shop and take off and get some things for our house (bath mats, rugs, FOOD, sheets, cleaning supplies, etc) ... well, we are finding out that it never really works the way that you have planned here in Puerto Rico. So instead, Andrea (our neighbor friend), Tom (an American that is on his 2nd year here), and Mendez (a Puerto Rican teacher) came to pick us up in the morning and we went.... to the beach! Mendez had a couple kayaks and we brought our snorkeling gear, cooler, chairs and towels and we made a day of it. It was beautiful. There were mangroves growing all around the shores and on the islands that we snorkeled to. (Mangroves, I guess, are trees that grow in saltwater and have big roots that dive deap into the ground. Most of the roots are above ground... hard to explain)
Here are some pictures of our time. Jon is holding a "sea cucumber" if you were wondering! We are tasting some mangos in the first picture.
5 comments:
Mudds: So glad to see that you are there safely! The place looks better than the hut with a thatched roof that David had predicted... and the beach looks great! Thanks so much for taking the time to put this blog together. It's awesome to be able to live vicariously through you on your adventure. Only a week until your school starts.... GOOD LUCK! And let us know how it goes!
It's Amy and David. We're rock stars, so pardon the anonymous.
Wow - looks like you are getted settled quite nicely. This will be a really neat adventure for the both of you. Glad we can keep tabs on what you're doing.
I love this! Congrats and Good Luck. I love you both and can't wait to hear about each and every adventure....waiting to see the video... have a happy Friday
Finally thought to check out your blog. Looks like you're doing ok so far...Glad that you're satisfied with your place. Seems nice enough, and the beach looks great. Anxious to hear about school.
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