Our weekend started out with a quick stop at Applebee's. We didn't eat at Applebee's often in the states, but now we get a kick out of eating at a place that feels familiar... (even if the menu was mostly in Spanish, and they had to find a server who speaks English for us)
Jake's pasta wasn't that good, but KC's quesadilla burger was awesome! :)
While sitting in the parking lot of Applebee's, we noticed this discount mattress place across the street. Very effective advertising, since we both knew what they were selling right away- even with our limited Spanish skills!
On Saturday we headed to the Rio Camuy Cave Park. On the way, we encountered a car fire. We were thankful it was on the other side of the road, as traffic was REALLY backed up on the other side.
For lunch, we tried El Meson (a sandwich shop) for the first time. It was okay. Jake's salami sandwich was better than KC's chicken salad. They had a Minnesota Feast on the menu, but we didn't try it. Don't ask us why they named it that, none of the ingredients reminded us of Minnesota...
Then, we arrived at the Rio Camuy Cave Park. After purchasing our tickets (and waiting a bit) we were escorted out to these trams. Everyone hopped on, and we were driven down a very, very long hill to the bottom where the caves are.
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| The road on the way down |
Clara Cave was the first cave we walked into, it was huge! It seemed much larger than the Window Cave. After about a fifteen minute walk through the cave, it opened into another area where you could see the Camuy River running below and there is a huge overhang above. They also have the "fountain of youth"- but we didn't drink from it!
We then went through the other side of the cave. On the way back you could smell the bats (and their droppings) . There is a colony of half a million bats that live in the cave. Luckily, they sleep during the day, so we only ran into one dead bat on the side of the cave wall. We also saw a few large spiders while walking through.
During our tour, we were chatting with another visitor and he asked us where we were from. We said Isabela, and he said, "No, dude, where are you FROM?" Then, we laughed and said Minnesota. Not sure we'll ever be tan enough to say we're from Isabela! ;)
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| Fountain of youth |
On the way home we were planning to stop at an ice cream shop filled with unique flavors (rice and beans, carrots, garlic) coworkers told us about in Lares. But, after waiting about 10 minutes for traffic to budge an inch, we decided to turn around and skip it. Instead, we stopped at Baskin Robbins- where they have normal flavors, and we knew we'd enjoy it! :)
On the way home we decided to drive down the scenic road at the bottom of the Isabela hill, and saw a lot of people milling around the fish market, and enjoying the beach area. There's a protected bay where you can sit in the shallow water, and the water is pretty warm.
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| Bay where people were sitting |
Then, we walked further down past the sand dunes, and onto the rock structures. It's always amazing to stand close to the water and feel the salt and spray! The ocean is so powerful.
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| Looking the other way |
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| KC's favorite view! |
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