Memorial Day Weekend

Friday night to get the most out of the long Memorial Day weekend, we drove to downtown Aguadilla for dinner.  We hadn't been to the downtown area yet, so we were happy to finally make it.  

View of the homes in downtown Aguadilla

Courtyard between the two restaurants

We ate at Boca Loca, a restaurant we had heard a lot about from people at work.  It had a really hip atmosphere, and we enjoyed the food.  

Peruvian rice and sweet plantains

Grouper with rice and beans

After dinner,  we walked across the street to the beach.  There were a few boats around, and people playing volleyball and in the water.  

Baby palm tree

Saturday we drove to Old San Juan since KC had always wanted to check out the forts, but hadn't had time yet.  She enjoyed learning some of the history behind the forts, and we both enjoyed the amazing views!

 Castillo de San Cristobal

Drawings from an imprisoned captain (from a LONG time ago)

View of Old San Juan from Castillo de San Cristobal

Castillo San Felipe del Morro

There's a trolley that goes all around Old San Juan.  Unfortunately, we didn't know where the stops were ahead of time.  So, we got off at the entrance to Castillo San Felipe del Morro, and then watched the trolley continue driving right to the front of the fort.  So, we had this "short" walk to the gate.

On the way back, we also didn't know if there was a trolley schedule.  The worker said it would pick us up right in front of the fort.  He didn't mention how long the wait would be.  We both got fried waiting 40 minutes for the next trolley to come...  At least we had good conversations with some tourists from Texas during our wait.

After the fort, we grabbed lunch and did some shopping.  We found a set of dominoes, and a magnet for our fridge.

Street view in Old San Juan

On the drive back, we indulged in treats from Krispy Kreme!  This is a place we never went to in the states, but we enjoy their frozen coolers.  So good- better than Caribou! :)

Sunday we relaxed and played games on the balcony.  We put those new dominoes to good use!

Monday was spent at the beach and pool.  The beach was busier than usual, but was nearly empty down by our complex.  

Coast guard flying by

We ended our weekend with one of our new favorite recipes- stuffed peppers, thanks Alice!