Pirates of the Caribbean

March 15

Another warm beautiful Caribbean day. The cotton candy clouds in bright blue sky and the white crested waves on a turquoise blue ocean makes for a tourists dream.  After breakfast and lunch shopping we headed to the far point of Old San Juan’s headlands.  There sits a six layered fort called San Felipe del Marrow. It stands bold and proud of the many would-be conquerors it turned away disappointed. This is the setting for Pirates of the Caribbean and looking out from the fort you can see the very old ruins of the first protected area on a thin strand of land and you can almost see the ghostly pirate ship in the bay.  El Marrow is said to be the oldest Spanish fort of the New World. The first phase of it was constructed in 1539. It was history lesson explore, we were walking with the ghosts of Ponce de Leon, Sir Francis Drake, Sir George Clifford and Sir Ralph Abercromby ...just my cup of tea(herbal) or bottle of rum(non alcoholic) as the case may be:).. a fun explore!
We made lunch at the hotel and then it was siesta time. As I am in a sunny climate wanting to soak up all the rays I possible can Rex and I went to the roof top lounge/jacuzzi area to lay out and read or look for birds in the little palm trees. I read a bit in the sun, soaked in the hot tub and then looked for shade. At our appointed meeting time of 3:30, we headed to the beach area just a block north of our Hotel. Jumping in the big rollers was fun and a bit frightening for me and we brought enough seaweed home in our swim trunks to line a flower basket. We ate supper at a little Tex Mex café called Mona’s. Corrine tried the authentic Puerto Rican dish Mufongo. It had a plantain base , spiced with garlic and other seasonings and looked quite amazing. We had Fajita’s for two. Delicious and filling. We walked a little after showering and tidying up. The party atmosphere was certainly prevalent. Time for a game of cards and some down time a our quiet hotel:). Fantastic Day!!