PUERTO RICO!!!

The last few days have been filled with meeting and lectures on learning how to be safe in Puerto Rico, learning what to do and what not to do. Yesterday morning we docked early but were not able to get off the ship until around 10am. I walked around Old San Juan with a group of people. The city is beautiful. The water here is so blue and the weather is perfect. I think we walked the entire island and I am so sore today. We got a drink at a local bar and saw El Morro which is a fort located on the water. All of the sights here are breathtaking and I am going to have to figure out how to load pictures onto the blog so you can see. Last night we went out to a local bar as well, but I was so tired I made it an early night. Today we all slept in and then I navigated the public transportation with two other girls, Brenna and Ashley. Some people went to the beach but I was not in the mood for that today. We got a few things at Walmart and got a tour of the city on the public bus. It was fun and I am proud of us for doing it. Now I am back in my room for a little but I have to get ready soon to go the bioluminescent bay. I don’t know exactly what it is, but I am excited. So in my next post I will let you all know how it went. I love and miss you all!

Ok, so I wrote that yesterday but didn’t post it, so I figured I would add what I did last night and today to the same post…

The bioluminescent bay was beautiful. A few of us filled the hour and a half bus ride with great conversation. When we got there, we were given some direction and then put into kayaks. Everyone had A LOT of trouble controlling the kayaks and we all kept running into each other and into the rocks and trees. We kayaked through mangrove tunnels before arriving at the bay itself. There are only three in the world and they are all in Puerto Rico. There are several all over the world but the cold weather makes the electrolytes disappear, so the three with the brightest electrolytes are all here. The guide explained how it worked but it was too scientific for me to remember. Basically, when you or anything touched or moved the water, it glowed. We got out and swan around for a little before kayaking back and making the hour and half drive back to our ship. When I got back, I was starving, so I called some friends and we went out to get something to eat; Dannie, Andrea, Brenna, Kevin and I went to a local bar for food and drinks. It was a fun last night in Puerto Rico.

Today we slept in, stayed on the ship for breakfast, and then headed out to find an internet café and a post office. We did both. And we also did some souvenir shopping which is always fun. It was a very low-key day.

On another note, my cabin number is 4119. If you want to sent letters or mail to the ports, make sure to put the cabin number on it in big bold letters. ThanksJ