For Evelyn’s last weekend, we decided to visit Old San Juan on Saturday, April 19. It was a fantastic day (even with the rain). We got our rental car by 9am, did a little grocery shopping and then headed to San Juan around 10am. We had another nice drive through the mountains – we’re getting really good at navigating to San Juan. We took the shore road when we got on the island of Old San Juan so we could get a good view of the area. It was a very good choice!! We parked close to the west end of the island and started our walking tour. We visited the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (known locally as El Morro) – a Spanish citadel built in the sixteen century. It was super impressive and has been well maintained. We walked along the shore outside of the walled city until we reached Puerta de San Juan – a colourful and old entrance to the walled city.
Once we passed through the entrance, we were in the heart of Old San Juan. The streets were lined with trees and very colourful buildings. There were lots of shops, restaurants and courtyard/park areas. We had a great time walking the streets and doing a little bit of shopping. It rained off and on that afternoon so we ducked into places to get out of the rain. We finally ended up on the south side of the island and had dinner in this cute little restaurant! We were all pretty tired after dinner so we headed to our Airbnb for the night (very close to the airport).
We took our time getting ready this morning (April 20) because Evelyn only needed to be at the airport by noon. We had brunch at a great little spot and then went for a drive to see this pyramid structure. When we were doing our shore walk on Saturday, Evelyn noticed this pyramid on the far shore opposite Old San Juan. We had a contest to see if anyone could guess what it was – we were all wrong. It turned out to be an art installation! We just had to check it out before Evelyn’s flight!!
So here we are – back at the boat. Evelyn is on her way home and we’re getting ready to leave this marina for the last time in the morning. Caroline is onboard until April 26th so our plan is to go to another island called Culebra.
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 