“Oh the things you can find, if you don’t stay behind.” –Dr. Seuss
Today we left our little piece of paradise and headed further west. We took the back roads and drove through several small towns and close to A LOT of beautiful beaches. Unfortunately there just wasn’t enough time to check them all out today.
Our destination today was Rincon, but we stopped at several beaches in the Auadilla area on our way. We checked out Surfer Beach, Cueva Survival Beach and Borinquen Beach. They were all stunning and mostly empty…just the way we like it. We did a little beach combing and a little whale watching. We’ve been lucky enough the last few days to watch humpback whales breaching off shore. Puerto Rico falls within their migratory route to the North Atlantic, where they spend the summer.
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“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” –John Muir
This morning we left the beach to hike and explore Cueva Ventana (Window Cave). It’s a cave situated atop a limestone cliff about 10 miles from our hotel. It overlooks the Rio Grande de Arecibo Valley. The guided tour enhanced the experience helping us to understand the ecosystem, sharing history of the caves, illustrating the diverse beauty of the plants and pointing out animals, birds and insects. This cave is fairly small, only 300 meters long, at the end is a window that opens up to an impressive view of the green mountains and the Rio Grande de Arecibo…it makes you feel like you’re on top of the world as you overlook the valley.
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“It feels good to be lost in the right direction” –Unknown
Six hours from Austin to San Juan…not too bad. Now we’re in paradise. The island of Puerto Rico is beautiful and the people are warm and inviting.
We arrived in San Juan with just enough time to pick up our rental car, check into our hotel and venture out to find a place for dinner, a few drinks and to watch the Super Bowl. Here are a few pictures of our first evening in Puerto Rico.
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“Adventure is a path. Real adventure, self-determined, self-motivated, often risky, forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world” – Mark Jenkins
We’re off on our winter adventure. It seems we’re drawn to the same kind of places each year…warm weather, beaches, waterfalls and natural wonders to explore. This winter we’re off to Puerto Rico…the feel and excitement of being in another country, but all the conveniences of being in the United States since it’s a U.S. territory. Sounds like a great place to spend a few weeks.
“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” —Melody Beattie
Happy New Year…I hope 2020 brings happiness, health and adventure to all of you. It’s hard to believe we’re starting the third decade of this century…wasn’t it just yesterday we were waiting for the new millennium to arrive? The last 20 years have brought a lot of changes and blessings to our life and the beginning of a new year is the perfect time for us to reflect on the past and the future. We’re spending our life doing what we love, with the people we love…who could ask for anything more. The past is full of wonderful memories and the future is full of hope…every year seems to get better.
“My best memories are the ones we make together.” ―Margaret Atwood
The highlight of January was taking our second trip to Costa Rica to enjoy a little relaxation and adventure. We spent two weeks on the west coast exploring Quepos, Dominical and Uvita.
February and March were slow months…mostly cold and wet, but we enjoyed hanging out with our Texas grands and visiting with friends.
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“the best keeps getting better all the time” -Allan Jackson
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the crew of The Pearl…2019 was wonderful, busy year. We really enjoy the life we have at the moment. This was our third season in Ithaca, New York. We miss cruising, but we really love this part of NY. It gives us a chance to be close to our Pennsylvania family half the year and home in Texas the other six months. In both places we get to enjoy being on the water and the company of our family.
Highlights of our year…a second trip to Costa Rica, spending a week in Eleuthera with our whole family, entertaining cruising friends in Ithaca, finding new places and wineries around us to explore, a road trip to Nova Scotia…that turned into a wonderful trip to New Brunswick and the arrival of a new granddaughter in PA.
But the true highlight of our year is the time we spend with our family and especially the time we spend playing with our four (now five) wonderful grandchildren. They’re each growing into such special, amazing little people, they bring a lot of joy and love to our life and we feel fortunate for the time we get to spend with them
We wish all our friends and family a very Merry Christmas and a healthy happy New Year. We look forward to more adventures in the coming year.
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall…” -Oscar Wilde
