Taking advice from the locals is always the best way to go. We hear about a nice beach near the rainforest and decide to hit it before going to the forest. It turns out to be a lovely little beach and the best on the north side of the island for swimming that we have found. After that we head into “El Yunque“, the only rainforest on American soil. We took a wonderful stroll through the forest, stopped at a waterfall where Josh braved the icy cold to swim for a few minutes, and then continued on the surprisingly long path to its endpoint. We then took the paved road back to our car, and as we were walking it, a huge downpour erupted. We were soaked through and through by the time we got back to the car, just in time for the rain to stop completely (isnt is always the way?). Although not on the same day, we later stop on the road near Luquillo at a line of famous food stalls for some of the most delicious stuff we have had in Puerto Rico. My favorite was the arepa con camarones and a kind of sweet plantain stuffed with beef. Yum.
I keep seeing this Kabbalah Kar all around the neighborhood. What could it all mean?
Last night and Gonzalo and I stopped by a party in a beautiful apartment on the 14th floor of a building in The Village. From there we had a spectacular view of the Halloween Parade (and rainy chaos) taking place below.
I just love this part of the MOMA building. It is both modern and retro at the same time.
Images, Stephen on 18 Octubre 2009 @ 16:12 — 0 comments
It is cold and rainy out. Any semblance of summer just up and evaporated last week, and we are straight into late November weather, despite this being October. I totally gave up the ghost and brought in the AC unit from my window and stored it in the closet. And, after discovering to my delight that my window was the fold-in kind (and subsequently cleaning it), I now have a much more lovely and unimpeded view of the outside.
Now, I suppose (after cleaning my apartment, going to the gym, meditating, and writing this blog post) I am out of excuses and should stop procrastinating and get down to some of the work I have to do. The only tough part is figuring out which client is likely to pay me the fastest and therefore which project to tackle first. Hm…
On Monday (our last day in DC) we took a stroll around Georgetown, the oldest part of the city. It had been almost a decade since my last visit to DC. And for some sick reason, my image of Georgetown in particular is bound up with a bad old brat pack movie from the 80s called “St Elmo’s Fire“. Still, I tried to approach the area with fresh eyes and did experience a great appreciation for the beautiful old houses and tree lined streets.
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