Saludos desde Puerto Rico!

Greetings from Puerto Rico! On Monday we traveled to San German, the oldest city in Puerto Rico. The weather has been perfect and we have been spending a lot of time on the beach reading and relaxing, just what both of us were looking forward to all Fall. Even though I was reluctant at first, I am glad David insisted. I am lucky he would rather spend our money on an experience we can share than things that are just for himself. I will try to remember how much closer together it brought us when the mastercard bill arrives next month. We are staying at The Pineapple Inn, a little B&B here that is just our speed. The beds are comfortable and the owners are hospitable. It is small and quiet, just steps away from the beach, exactly what we wanted.

Most of the time we have been spending on the beach which is just steps away from our room. We have had our hands full watching the crabs dig their holes and watching the tides rearrange the debris on the beach. We have decided that our entertainment for one day might be counting the coconuts. On December 28th, there was a seismic event, a small earthquake, in the Puerto Rico region. Unfortunately, this caused the currents to be too strong for David to go diving. We think that gives us an excuse to come back.

David's suggestion is we move here so that he can open up a dive shop. I said, if he gets to open up a dive shop then I get to open up a used book store. We've been working on the name all week. The best we have come up with is The Reader Reef. That name is growing on us for now. We have met a lot of people who have relocated here and they say that it is no more difficult than moving state to state since it is a territory of the United States so we haven't ruled anything out.

We also traveled to Old San Juan where we stayed for New Year's Eve. David did exceptionally well booking our hotel, we had a view of Christopher Columbus square from the window which is where all of the celebration took place, kind of like Times Square. Except rather than a ball dropping, they have a fireworks display and a stage set up for a concert. We had just enough time to walk to the fort. On our way, we took in a few of the sites of the old city. The buildings are incredible. Most of them are brightly colored and have beautiful grill work. There are many sculptures around the city that commemorate its history and are also a tribute to the artists. We had dinner at a Tapas restaurant which happened to be the oldest building in the city and at one point was used as the city hall. Where we were sitting used to be the part of the building that housed the prisoners.

Below is the final slideshow updated with all of our pictures. We are sure you will see why we can't wait to go back.