Thursday, May 24, 2012

Day 4 = San Juan, Puerto Rico



                We were supposed to disembark at 2:30, however when we arrived at the port there were two ambulances and the police waiting for the ship. As I was wondering what happened, I see a hears arrive, my morbid curiosities made me stay there waiting for the coffin. They took a lady on a stretcher and after a while we disembarked without knowing what happened.
We only visited the old city which is very nice, I went with these two guys and a lady and we walked through the city until we found a Starbucks café but there was so many people using their Wi-Fi that we went walking some more until we found a Burger King. The cruise line wants .65 a minute for the Wi-Fi so of course we were all looking for the free ones.
All the parks and squares have free Wi-Fi, however it was drizzling, so we needed an inside place.
Once all the emails were done, one of the guys and lady left, they wanted to go for lunch on the ship, so I stayed with the other guy and went to visit “El Morro” better known as the “Fort of San Felipe del Morro”, built in 1539; it was very nice with its old walls and tunnels. Beautiful views of the city, which is very nice with their old buildings in bright colors some of which date back to the 16th and 17th century.
 After the fort, of course, more walking. For the people that knows me, that it’s not a surprise, for the new people, I walk a lot, I been known to walk 8 to 10 hrs. a day when I am visiting a new place.
I would like to have expend more time in that beautiful country.
When we come back to the ship the hears was still there waiting for the police to finish the investigation. Later on I found out that a man died.

Usually on longer cruises there are a lot of older people, so you know that these things will happen. Too much food, too much heat, too much excitement, not enough common sense. One day a lady felt down and hit her head very badly, she stayed in the whirl pool for 1 ½ hrs, of course she was dizzy and felt down.
Anyway, back to happier happenings.
Back on the ship for dinner and then to dance the night away.

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