Ahh, the weekend. After a week of getting up at 6:30 am and going to bed around 2 am, we could hardly wait to hit the beach in Rio San Juan. We spent the bulk of the day at Playa Grande, one of the nicest beaches in entire country, and were not disappointed. This beach was deserted with less than 100 people inhabiting the hundreds of yards of sand. No people, lots of sun, sandy and warm beach, and NOT
Upon arriving at Playa Grande, Rich rented snorkeling gear from Ricardo, a local proprietor of fine aqua gear and beach furniture. We snorkeled for all of 1 hour before Rich lost the goggles for his set, and we spent the next 1.5 hours looking for the goggles over a vast maze of reef that he “remembers” swimming around. All the reefs looked the same, and it’s pretty much impossible to navigate around looking for small goggles. After failing miserably, we resorted to baking in the sun for a few hours until we got hungry and decided to get a margherita pizza at this local joint back in Rio San Juan. Much to my dismay, we learned a new lesson: the pizza toppings included the standard tomatoes, garlic, and mozzarella in addition to the ever prevalent ham. Once again our other project, Analysis of the Sustainability of Vegetarians in the
The rest of the evening was dedicated to learning the dance steps to Bachata and Merengue at a neighborhood bar. This place was essentially a large open space with chairs and tables oddly positioned around the space and people dancing in the open area between the furniture. Merengue seems to be the main dance music in the
-Sapun
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Oh no! Rich unleashed @ da beach! Holla!
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