Family --- 7/4/2014 - 7/14/2014 --- Florida, Puerto Rico

¡La Playa No Tiene Wifi!

Grandpa's 95th birthday in Florida, then a week in Puerto Rico with Rachel and the kids. In Puerto Rico we spent two days on Vieques, two days in Rincon and one day in El Yunque National Park. The rest of the time was spent in San Juan. Having my flight cancelled in Ithaca made me a full 24 hours late to Florida, but I did have a nice lazy day in Ithaca... pancakes, 12 Years a Slave, bike ride, and Frozen.

Highlight in Vieques was renting two kayaks and going off to a private bay for the day. Paddling, snorkeling, playing in the waves, and lounging on our private beach. In Rincon we were near a fantastic snorkeling beach in a gorgeous house with a large refrigerator for chilling lizards. In San Juan we walked all around the old city (founded in 1521, the oldest city currently under the American flag) especially the old fort of El Morro. We also enjoyed the beach at Condado with its waves... just mild enough to allow safe swimming, but powerful enough to provide a real rollercoaster ride at the break.

Got plenty of beta for my next trip. We were there in the summer when surfing (especially at Rincon) is nonexistent. Also, we were there during the full moon (actually a supermoon) which makes the bioluminescent bays less impressive (and they are touristy, overpriced, and not particularly ecologically healthy). Knew all those things before we got there, but it was worth combining the trip with travel to Florida and matching summer vacation. Next time, I'll go for a week and surf in Rincon. And go see the bioluminescent bays in Tobago or Uganda instead :)

Grandpa's 95th birthday! (Category:  Family)

Grandpa's 95th birthday!    Florida -- 7/5/2014

Welcome to Puerto Rico! (Category:  Family)

Welcome to Puerto Rico!    Fajardo, Puerto Rico -- 7/7/2014

Hair maintenance in San Juan. (Category:  Family)

Hair maintenance in San Juan.    San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/8/2014

Hair maintenance in San Juan. (Category:  Family)

Hair maintenance in San Juan.    San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/8/2014

No photos! No photos! (Category:  Family)

No photos! No photos!    San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/8/2014

Welcome to Vieques. (Category:  Family)

Welcome to Vieques.    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/8/2014

Welcome to Vieques. (Category:  Family)

Welcome to Vieques.    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/8/2014

Wreck #1 (Category:  Family)

There's no wifi so we might as well watch a sunset on the beach. --Nassor

Wreck #1    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/8/2014

Coqui! (Category:  Family)

Coqui!    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/8/2014

Coqui! (Category:  Family)

Coqui!    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/8/2014

Wreck #1 (Category:  Family)

Wreck #1    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Wreck #1 (Category:  Family)

Wreck #1    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Flamboyan! (Category:  Family)

Flamboyan!    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Sophia and Rachel launching a kayak. (Category:  Family)

Sophia and Rachel launching a kayak.    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Getting ready to paddle. (Category:  Family)

Getting ready to paddle.    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Getting ready to paddle. (Category:  Family)

Getting ready to paddle.    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Getting ready to pose :) (Category:  Family)

Getting ready to pose :)    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Johari, Sophia, Nassor and Rachel (Category:  Family)

Johari, Sophia, Nassor and Rachel    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Johari, Sophia, Nassor and Rachel (Category:  Family)

Johari, Sophia, Nassor and Rachel    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Paddling (Category:  Family)

Paddling    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Paddling (Category:  Family)

Paddling    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Clams (Category:  Family)

Clams    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Clams (Category:  Family)

Clams    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Johari in the mangroves.  Those are just weird shadows, not glasses. (Category:  Family)

Johari in the mangroves. Those are just weird shadows, not glasses.    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Paddling (Category:  Family)

Paddling    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Paddling (Category:  Family)

Paddling    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Private beach (Category:  Family)

Private beach    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Nassor (Category:  Family)

Nassor    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Nassor and Sophia (Category:  Family)

Nassor and Sophia    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Getting ready to swim (Category:  Family)

Getting ready to swim    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Getting ready to swim (Category:  Family)

Getting ready to swim    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Getting ready to swim (Category:  Family)

Getting ready to swim    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Private beach (Category:  Family)

Private beach    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Private beach (Category:  Family)

Private beach    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Johari in Koala mode! (Category:  Family)

Johari in Koala mode!    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Johari (Category:  Family)

Johari    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Sophia (Category:  Family)

Sophia    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Nassor and Johari (Category:  Family)

Nassor and Johari    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Getting ready to paddle into the big waves at the mouth of the bay. (Category:  Family)

Getting ready to paddle into the big waves at the mouth of the bay.    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Getting ready to paddle into the big waves at the mouth of the bay. (Category:  Family)

Getting ready to paddle into the big waves at the mouth of the bay.    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

You're beached Bro! (Category:  Family)

You're beached Bro!    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

You're beached az! (Category:  Family)

You're beached az!    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Only room for two kids and one adult.  Somebody has to swim. (Category:  Family)

Only room for two kids and one adult. Somebody has to swim.    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

Star fruit and honey nut (Category:  Family)

Star fruit and honey nut    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/9/2014

There were 31 Adults and 28 Children (Childrens?).  How many didn't? (Category:  Family)

¿Como?

There were 31 Adults and 28 Children (Childrens?). How many didn't?    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

On the ferry (Category:  Family)

On the ferry    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

On the ferry (Category:  Family)

On the ferry    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Johari (Category:  Family)

Johari    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Hahaha! Sorry Rachel, somehow I forgot to delete this! (Category:  Family)

Hahaha! Sorry Rachel, somehow I forgot to delete this!    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

On the ferry (Category:  Family)

On the ferry    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Ferry going back to Vieques with carnival trucks for the big festival next week. (Category:  Family)

Ferry going back to Vieques with carnival trucks for the big festival next week. Oops... we missed that.    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Wreck #2 (Category:  Family)

Wreck #2    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Wreck #3 (Category:  Family)

Wreck #3    Vieques, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Arriving in Fajardo (Category:  Family)

Arriving in Fajardo    Fajardo, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Wreck #4 (Category:  Family)

Wreck #4    Fajardo, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Wreck #5 (Category:  Family)

Wreck #5    Fajardo, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

My magic tricks are very profitable! (Category:  Family)

My magic tricks are very profitable!    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Built in 1993, the 500th anniversary of Columbus's second trip to the Americas when he landed in San Juan. (Category:  Family)

Built in 1993, the 500th anniversary of Columbus's second trip to the Americas when he landed in San Juan.    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

El Morro (Category:  Family)

El Morro    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Photo shoot in El Morro (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot in El Morro    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Photo shoot in El Morro (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot in El Morro    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Photo shoot in El Morro (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot in El Morro    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Photo shoot in El Morro (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot in El Morro    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Photo shoot in El Morro (Category:  Family)

Hair!

Photo shoot in El Morro    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Photo shoot in El Morro (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot in El Morro    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Photo shoot in El Morro (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot in El Morro    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Photo shoot in El Morro (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot in El Morro    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Photo shoot in El Morro (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot in El Morro    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Photo shoot in El Morro (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot in El Morro    Old San Juan, Puerto Rico -- 7/10/2014

Shit Janice! (Category:  Family)

Shit Janice!    Rincon, Puerto Rico -- 7/12/2014

Don't you talk to my girlfriend!!! (Category:  Family)

Don't you talk to my girlfriend!!!    Rincon, Puerto Rico -- 7/12/2014

Rincon beach (Category:  Family)

Rincon beach    Rincon, Puerto Rico -- 7/12/2014

Tiny lizard (Category:  Family)

Tiny lizard    Rincon, Puerto Rico -- 7/12/2014

Nassor and his tiny lizard (Category:  Family)

Nassor and his tiny lizard    Rincon, Puerto Rico -- 7/12/2014

Nassor and his tiny lizard (Category:  Family)

Nassor and his tiny lizard    Rincon, Puerto Rico -- 7/12/2014

Nassor and his tiny lizard (Category:  Family)

Nassor and his tiny lizard    Rincon, Puerto Rico -- 7/12/2014

Nassor and his tiny lizard (Category:  Family)

Nassor and his tiny lizard    Rincon, Puerto Rico -- 7/12/2014

Me with the tiny lizard (Category:  Family)

Me with the tiny lizard    Rincon, Puerto Rico -- 7/12/2014

Me with the tiny lizard (Category:  Family)

Me with the tiny lizard    Rincon, Puerto Rico -- 7/12/2014

Me with the tiny lizard (Category:  Family)

Me with the tiny lizard    Rincon, Puerto Rico -- 7/12/2014

Epiphyte bloom (Category:  Family)

Epiphyte bloom    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Epiphyte bloom (Category:  Family)

Epiphyte bloom    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Water drop #1 (Category:  Family)

Water drop #1    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Water drop #2 (Category:  Family)

Water drop #2    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Water drop #3 (Category:  Family)

Water drop #3    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Lizard (Category:  Family)

Lizard    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Lizard (Category:  Family)

Lizard    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Lizard (Category:  Family)

Lizard    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Lizard (Category:  Family)

Lizard    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Sophia, Johari, Rachel and Nassor (Category:  Family)

Sophia, Johari, Rachel and Nassor    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Sophia, Johari, Rachel and Nassor (Category:  Family)

Sophia, Johari, Rachel and Nassor    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Photo shoot at the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot at the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Photo shoot at the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot at the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Photo shoot at the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot at the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Photo shoot at the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot at the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Photo shoot at the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot at the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Photo shoot at the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot at the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Photo shoot at the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot at the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Photo shoot at the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot at the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Photo shoot at the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot at the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Photo shoot at the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot at the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Photo shoot at the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot at the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Photo shoot at the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Photo shoot at the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Nassor above the waterfall (Category:  Family)

Nassor above the waterfall    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014

Final lizard! (Category:  Family)

Final lizard!    El Yunque, Puerto Rico -- 7/13/2014