we took a trip...

Thursday, our first 24 hour day in Puerto Rico we ventured off to El Morro in Old San Juan.  In the morning we walked to the grocery store (I should say danced on golden conch shells in the park) in a lovely torrential downpour.  A shopkeeper ushered us under his front stoop awning for shelter.  We smiled but kept splashing on our way.  Dad asked a woman on her porch if we were heading the right direction and she said yes, looking at us with pity or like we were crazy!  I am pretty sure we left trails of t-shirt, shorts, skirt water in the aisles of the store.  We have no pictures of these moments but unexpected ones are usually the best.

                              Looking up toward the lighthouse.

 

Doors...

                                       Sibling lighthouse love

                      Another gorgeous doorway with two lovely leaning kids.

Any sort of dugout with bars on it was a jail according to Gabe.  Not this time...

       Our nine-thirty Saturday nighttime destination: Bioluminescent Bay in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.  We kayaked through Mangrove forests to arrive at one of 5 bays in the world where micro-organisms light the water, including oars, hands, etc.  It was peaceful and amazing.  Gabe and I brought up the tail end on the return trip and had our own personal tour.  Gabe was kicking it.

             Trunk Bay at St. John and yes I could bake with that sand flour.

                                                      Coconut boat

                          I am still in awe that water like this exists.

                                      Father/Daughter water moment

                                            Braxton and Camille

                            First time snorkeling, um, couldn't be a better place.

                                                 Aqua Boy

                                    Kind of love it here with you guys

Gabe and I are working it-next picture-Camille stepping AWAY!   

 Love this man!

 7! Wow! Gabe turned 7!  I will take this boat (helicopter, ambulance) and any mode of transportation with you any day!      

                                          Barbados Shipwreck Snorkeling

 Wave Jumping

    St. Lucia and Dad's favorite-the Catamaran trip to Anse de Pitons.

         Water misting your back, sun cozying your body...I say yes!

                                                 La Famille

 

 St. Kitts Jeep Safari

                                                  Sugar cane

The Ponderers.

                                               Hiking it up!

                      A little football on St. Maarten-Le Galion Beach

                           And we come full circle-Old San Juan, PR

   Brett and I were here years ago before kids and it was nice to stand here again and see the walkway we traveled that twists down from El Morro along the ocean to the fountain. 

I guess I am ending it-the big finale-the fountain anyhow! It brings back memories and makes new ones and that is good.