More Sunday in Puerto Rico

After the visit to the fort on Sunday, our group was dropped off downtown. Rick and I already had our maps marked for the Hard Rock Cafe, a long time custom of ours. We did a little, a very little, shopping after wards and had to hurry back to the bus. The downtown area was crowded but beautiful. The streets were barely wide enough for two cars. There was parking on one side and just room enough for one lane of traffic to creep past.

This was sort of a town square. I think it was called Plaza Colon.

This was the lovely little school. There was a neat little playground on the other side.

Back at the resort we stopped at the bar before the long walk to our bungalow. I ordered another Mojito, my favorite new Spanish word. You put an ounce and a half Bacardi Superior in a highball glass. Add about 8 mint leaves and crush with a pestle. Then another ounce and a half Bacardi Superior, half a lime sliced and squeezed, fill with ice and club soda. I think you are supposed to put a little sugar in it but who needs more sugar? After the second drink know one can taste sugar anyway. Drop on by the house some time, I'll fix you one.

We had dinner at one of the restaurants at the resort Sunday night. It was wonderful but not $118 worth. I don't think I've ever been over $100 worth of hungry in my life! A jazz band had set up at the bar and we attempted to relax for a little while but I started falling a sleep soon so we headed back to the room at about 9:00, packed up and went to bed.

We checked out a little after 5:00am Monday and met the buses at 5:45. Home again home again and of course trouble at Atlanta. We were sitting on the little puddle jumper that was to take us from Atlanta back to Huntsville. We were sitting there a long time without leaving the gate. Finally the pilot got on the speaker and said he ought to tell us what was taking so long. Apparently on the flight before someone had flushed a soda can down the toilet in first class. That's classy. The plane could not leave without draining the tank and it would not drain. This caused about a thirty minute delay. Finally they drained the tank but the can was still lodged. Nothing ever runs smoothly at Atlanta.