My Birthday and Surfing Competition

Last weekend, Andrea, Mandi, Jon and I drove to Rincon on the west side of the island and attended the surfing competition. It was a very fun time and the surfers were great to watch. Doing 360's and jumps and such.... well, besides them just being "surfers".

27 years old. Hard to believe. Jon baked me a cake and we went to a new restaurant in the mountains with some friends. Around the table - Max, the Russian Mailman we hang out with sometimes, Tom - another american teacher, Andrea - the tan one, Mandi - next to me, and Barbara on the end. It was a great time. The band dedicated a song to me and everyone - the entire restaurant - sang "Happy Birthday" to me, in Spanish of course.

Jon is having some "Jon time". And loving it.

Cabo Rojo and Guanica Dry Forest

Here are Jon and I hugging the 120 year old tree in Guanica, the dry forest on the west of the island. We went hiking there with Barbara a couple weekends ago.

After our long hike we cooled off on the sunny beached of Cabo Rojo - Playa Santa. We are on the very South-West tip of Puerto Rico here with a lighthouse (this picture is for you Libby) over looking the coast.

The water was breathtakingly beautiful and we had a great time.

Here we are on Valentines Night having dinner on El Combate beach with Barbara. She was our date for the weekend. :)