Around The Island

Yesterday we hit the road again. After a few days stuck in the house because of hurricane Earl, we decided to take a breather. This time we took the central part of the island and visited the new cable-stayed bridge in Naranjito

Then, we headed north to Guajataca in Quebradillas, stopped at el merendero, a little park facing the Atlantic Ocean to take pictures of the beach below. We then visited the famous Guajataca Tunnel, which was built inside the rock. You can see the tunnel from el merendero. On the other side of the tunnel is a magnificent view of the ocean. Down that path you come right at the beach (no swimming though, just sharp rocks)

Coming on the west coast, we encountered a massive traffic jam and a “little” storm in Mayaguez. Impressive cloud, but just light rain. We then hit the south coast and stopped in Ponce, the southern “capital” to buy “quenepas“. Went home through the central mountain range. The trip took us 12 1/2 hours and 258.5 miles. I was doing all the driving. Got home, bathed and went to bed without even eating supper. I was dead!

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