One of the bummers about Jim leaving was that it was the day before his parents flew into town for a visit and 4 days before we were to leave for Puerto Rico sans kiddos to meet his sister and her husband. At the urging of my sister and brother in law, I went ahead with the plans to meet up with them. My brother in law did an awesome job planning a high adrenalin vacation which is typical of a Dahle-Baker adventure. I arrived the first afternoon, picked up the rental car, checked into the condo and then walked the 3 blocks to the beach. I grabbed some dinner and groceries, checked out the local area and then headed back to the airport that night to pick up Michelle and Jon. The next morning started bright and early as we hopped in the car and drove an hour to Fajardo on the east coast for a scuba diving adventure. Originally Jim and I were going to snorkel but I decided upon arriving there that I would do the Discover Scuba option instead.
I was so glad I made that decision as it was an awesome experience to scuba dive for the first time and given the rough conditions and decreased visibility I wouldn't have seen much while snorkeling. We had to watch a video and then the dive master had has practice a few skills on the first dive before we headed out exploring. We did two dives in different areas of a reef off this island that looks like it's from a Corona commercial.
We saw a lot of cool fish, a few crab, and a large spotted ray. It was so nice to even just chill on the boat out in the sun while eating fresh papaya. Upon our return we headed into the rainforest of El Yunque National Park. It was beautiful hiking through the lush green growth and seeing the various waterfalls. We had a fun time playing in the La Mina waterfall, it gave a great natural massage as you stood under the cascading water.
One of the bummers about Jim leaving was that it was the day before his parents flew into town for a visit and 4 days before we were to leave for Puerto Rico sans kiddos to meet his sister and her husband. At the urging of my sister and brother in law, I went ahead with the plans to meet up with them. My brother in law did an awesome job planning a high adrenalin vacation which is typical of a Dahle-Baker adventure. I arrived the first afternoon, picked up the rental car, checked into the condo and then walked the 3 blocks to the beach. I grabbed some dinner and groceries, checked out the local area and then headed back to the airport that night to pick up Michelle and Jon. The next morning started bright and early as we hopped in the car and drove an hour to Fajardo on the east coast for a scuba diving adventure. Originally Jim and I were going to snorkel but I decided upon arriving there that I would do the Discover Scuba option instead.
