El Yunque, Puerto Rico

[Kevin's Post]Friday we left Green Beach very early because we wanted to get back to Puerto Del Rey Marina early enough to rent a car and take Margaret to the rainforest. We had a 15 mile trip into the 6 foot seas which was not pleasant, especially after a night of drinking. You get the picture. Apparently captain Kevin was the only one affected. I was happy to get to the flat water inside the breakwater and tie up at a slip. After checking in we picked up the rental car from Thrifty and drove out to El Yunque to go hiking. We stopped at the main visitor center and watched a movie about the rain forest, then continued on to the La Mina falls trail. Amanda and I had hiked this trail before, but hadn't brought swimsuits and towels so couldn't swim. This time we had planned ahead. Margaret and I waded all the way out to the waterfall while Amanda stayed behind playing photographer. It was a great day in the rainforest, there weren't many people and it didn't rain much until we were driving away.

That evening we went to the upscale Marina restaurant for dinner. There's never anybody in there, and I'm not sure how they can stay in business unless they are subsidized by the marina. But the food was surprisingly good despite the absence of any diners and we had plenty of leftovers.