Blogs from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Central America Caribbean - page 6

Hello. Well this is the first time I've been able to sit down with my lap top since we started working Tuesday! THings are in full swing here. We loaded in, rigged and have already had two shows. Our third show is in a few hours. Tuesday and Wednesday were very long days. We started Tues at 2:30 unloaded the 10 semi trucks and it took a good four hours to get everything in the venue. Part of my job, as I was getting trained on, is to direct the local help where to put all the crates coming off the truck. It was interesting! The venue wouldn't let us start rigging until 5:00. So we had to wait, which isn't fun. But we started and it was fast and furious. We left the venue Tues ... read more

Well, we did paper work today. And then I went to the beach...work starts tomorrow...... read more

We spent 2 nights in San Juan. The Tres Palmas is a dump. $97 per night. Awful! The 26 we left Guayanilla in the am, saying very tearful goodbyes to Hector and Rosita. Then we went to the Club of Pescadores, to say our final goodbyes, this was bad. Very emotional. Latin people are so emotional. Then we were off to Caguas, to Silvia and Emilio, for lunch and goodbyes. Actaully we never say goodbye, just Hasta Luego! From there to San Juan to the motel. We had dinner at Chez by ourselves. Repacked duffle bags, 3 of them, plus 2 backpacks, and 2 computers, how do we have so much?. Went to bed. Sunday we met Pipo, Natalia, Maria Eugenia, Ana Maria and Joaquin for lunch. Went to old San Juan to Botin, a spanish ... read more

Day 3 on the job. We'll today, we've done nothing. I bought batteries! And took a nap on the beach, but that's been the most eventful things to happen. Most of the skaters arrived today, I've only met one. (There is around 35!). I am ready to get working, but trying to enjoy three days in the Caribbean! I read an article today that gave me some good job security. http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20081026/122504800200.html. Basically the HSM movie was #1 this weekend at the box office. Good to hear that in an economic crisis, that people are still in need of entertainment. I think it grossed around $40 million. So, that should keep our tour going! Well I am off to see what the rest of the crew is up too. Love. ... read more

San Juan (IPA: ) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality in Puerto Rico. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 433,733, making it the 42nd-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico ("Puerto Rico City"). Puerto Rico's capital is the second oldest European-established city in the Americas, after Santo Domingo, now in the Dominican Republic. Several historical buildings are located in San Juan; among the most notable are the city's former defensive forts, Fort San Felipe del Morro and Fort San Cristobál, and La Fortaleza, the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Americas. Today, San Juan serves as one of Puerto Rico's most important ... read more

East of Old San Juan lies the upscale tourist oriented neighborhood of Condado, which occupies land that used to be owned by entrepreneur Pablo Ubarri Capetillo, a Spanish railroad developer and Count of San José de Santurce under the Spanish colonial period. Beaches such as nearby Ocean Park, popular with swimmers, surfers and kitesurfers, are found all along the district's Atlantic coastline which is also where we are staying for a couple of nights, Tres Palmas. Near Condado are two separate business districts, Santurce and Miramar. Miramar is mainly a residential area rising south of the Condado Lagoon. It comprises the former barrio of Miraflores, as well as drained marshland and landfill over which was built San Juan's first airport, the Isla Grande airport, which was renamed Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airportin honor of Major Fernando ... read more

Okay, so I am not trying to rub it in, but I just got done swimming in the ocean and laying on the beach, or (La Playa de Caribe Hotel)...and I was reminded of why I we love the Caribbean so much!! And we have added two more shows this week, so starting tuesday, we'll be working probably 70 to 80 hours till we leave! So, I am going to enjoy the beach before that begins. Viva la Caribbean!! ... read more

Well, I made it to San Juan. I am sitting in the executive lounge on the 9th floor of the Carbie Hilton, starring out the window to the waves crashing the beach! Pretty sweet. The flights were good, a little rough flying, but not bad. The last flight was like 4 hours, a long one! I met up with four other crew members in Charlotte, including the other props guy who I'll be working with directly. He's a pretty cool guy, in fact there're all pretty cool. They've been on this tour for about 5/6 months already, so their seasoned veterans. I feel better in their company. I kind of feel like a rock star, we were greeted at the San Juan airport by a large Puerto Rican with a HSM sign, he then loaded our ... read more