Blogs from Puerto Rico, Central America Caribbean - page 9

oh, como amo antigua.una ciudad pequenha en las montes del guatemala. es un museo gigantesco. no solo por las casas coloniales, las calles en pietra, las senhoras en su colrida traje traditional cargando sus bebes bolivian style, las iglesias con su olor rico, las cosas exoticas(frutas,jugos,comida)que venden en la calle, el mercado que es la ciudad, la ciudad que es el mercado, no, es mas, es el aire que transporta sentimentos, del pasado, del presente. por la facada el hotel parece casi ruina, pero me encanta. duermo nel dormitorio con 4 amigos, multinacionales, los dias caminamos por el centro, comimos nel mercado, noche a bailar nel bar or dvds. alfio. midori duerme nella cama a lado mio, la miro mientre duerme.a veces estemaos solo nel dormitoirio, me echo nella cama, cierro mis ojos, la digo: canta-me ... read more

st.thomas.alimenattin from supermarkets special offers. oftn ravioli straight,cold,from can. half price juice runnin outha date. i spend much mo energy in savin money than in earnin money. prefer savin 10,20 u$ 2 earrnin 50. stupid now:driver wanted 2 give me 20u$.its cos honourstuff i cant accept.u C? fuckin egoism.i should take n give 2 homeless n needy. took 100u$ plane 2 pto.rico. is mo latino,crowdy. hitchhikin very difficult. 2nd.day.many male seems bit snobbish.oftn seems machostyle but is snobbish. oh how i love hitchhikin sometimes.fantastic lift with 2 baeutyful girls,d how n what we spoke,much laughtin,em drivin me almost 2 where i wanna go.sometimes love hitchhikin. arrived rincon. surfer area.tryin 2 sell at doems. many americans here. tip:buy can of ravioli, put 2hrs in full sun,eat bit warm meal. sold 15. got 5 smoke.fantastic mornin snorkellin at ... read more

From Ponce, we made a leisurely passage of about 25 miles to an absolutely lovely anchorage in Salinas. We arrived in plenty of time for a restful afternoon of reading and relaxation. We anchored out a bit so that we would have easy access out early in the morning. We awoke at 5:00am to find that things had shifted around such that it looked like our anchor was quite close to a neighboring boat! But, as we started hauling in, it became clear that we had plenty of room. The passage out to open water was a bit scary in the dark, but we had a nearly full moon and a recording of our track in on the chart plotter. I haven't said anything about this device. For those not familiar with them, it is the ... read more

After spending a pleasant evening in Boqueron, we hauled anchor a dawn and started working our way around the southwest corner of PR and heading toward Ponce. The day started calmly (as you can see by the picture of the lighthouse) and proceeded to get more robust. A stimulating passage which we were happy to end at the Ponce Yacht Club. After getting ourselves secured in a slip, we headed up to the club bar and restaurant. We met some really friendly and helpful club members who gave us some great local information on completing our trek up to Fajardo. We finished the evening with a nicely prepared grouper filet. Today, after Terry goes into the Customs office to purchase some sort of decal that we need, we will head up to Salinas which is only ... read more

Today was a day of exploration of Old San Juan and the human geography aspects. San Juan is considered a primate city, meaning there is more living within the city itself than the island. In the walking tour of San Juan, there are over 46 destinations, all similar and unique in their own ways. We managed to see a few key sites, such as Fort El Morro, Fort San Cristobal, and many Plazas as well as a church and the cemetery of San Juan. The Plaza’s are numerous throughout San Juan, mainly because of their communal feeling. People of San Juan are largely community based. Evidence of that could be the multiple individual festivals I’ve encountered on my trip here in each city. Each individual plaza holds its own historical value, such as the Plaza de ... read more