Honeymoon: Puerto Reiko (The Final Day)

The last full day in Puerto Reiko (Rico) and we finally made it to the beach.

It was kind of a let down.

It wasn't as picture-esque as I expected.

I believe we went to the wrong part of the beach...on the wrong day...or something.

We told the cab driver to take us to a beach and  he swore he was taking us to most beatiful beach ever.

Yeah...for the dead!

In Puerto Rico's defense, it did rain quite a bit because of the threat of Tropical Storm Emily.

And it was a Thursday...so there wasn't much action.

So, that'll be the reason.

We still made the best of it and had our final Puerto Rican adult beverage on the beach and took it all in.

We have decided that each year on our anniversay, we will go back to Puerto Rico.

There's so much that we have yet to discover.

And I kind of like the idea of making that a tradition.

I got my retro style swimsuit from Marshall's, it was made by Jantzen.

I didn't bother taking the skirt off while on the beach because the grim water just wasn't worth it.

I took this picture to show people who are from Texas...Doesn't this water look like the water in Galveston?!? LOL!

The swimsuit did get wet in the hotel pool later that night.

Don't let the picture fool you, I can't not swim!

And that my friends is Puerto Reiko!

Back to real life I go!

Honeymoon: Puerto Reiko (Part 2)

To be honest, we just wandered around Old San Juan and ran into things to do/see.

We were so relaxed (probably because of the marathon random naps)...that we just flew by the seat of our pants. 

We did make it to the Bacardi factory...which was kind of underwhelming but they give free Rum when you arrive...so that's something.

I was more interested in the history of the company but it was a free tour...so no complaints here.

Do you know why the bat is the symbol for Bacardi Rum?

It's because the founder's wife noticed fruit bats in the warehouse where the rum was being fermented.

I was listening to the tour guide...yes I was.

We once again lucked up on Fort San Christobal on the other side of the island.

I wasn't prepared for the inclines in Old San Juan. I'm smiling in this picture but my calves and heart were betraying me.

The night before we went to Plazas de America (the mall) and I picked up this little romper from F21. I foolishly packed only dresses so I had to go pick up some pants for the hike around the city.

The threat of Tropical Storm Emily forced the sun into hiding most of the trip but it was beautiful in Puerto Rico nonetheless.

Just some dudes playing a game of dominoes in the middle of the day...on a Wednesday.

You are looking at the mime...the street performer, aren't you?

Not me...I zoned in on the Marshall's bag in the background.

That meant there was a Marshall's nearby.

It was behind me when I took this picture.

I didn't go in.

But I slept better that night knowing that there was a Marshall's near me!

The final Puerto Reiko pics next...

The Honeymoon: Puerto REIKO (Part 1)

Let me start by admitting that the first day we landed in Puerto Rico, we slept for about 13 hours straight. So let's just say these pics were taken in between naps.

We slept like we were in competition!

Here are random shots we took when we decided to awake from our self induced comas:)

We also were in Puerto REIKO (notice the name change)...during the threat of Tropical Storm Emily.

Emily wasn't a real threat but there was rain the whole week and the wind was strong enough to give me a new a hairstyle:)

Outside of the second oldest church...or something the locals were trying to tell us.

We randomly spotted this fort/castle "Fort San Felipe del Morro" on the coast and decided to head that way!

I'm kind of a secret history buff so I was quite intrigued with the story behind Puerto Rico:)

Taken right before we slipped into another nap coma:)

More pics coming up...

P.S...I was most certainly NOT wearing God's Favorite Shoes...but when in Rome...er...Puerto Reiko:)