It’s so unbelievably nice to be able to travel again.
Puerto Rico may sound exotic, but it’s still part of the United States, and entering was relatively painless.
We simply uploaded our vaccination cards, and checked in daily with a local health app.
We’d been there about 9 years ago, with our dear friends the Pecks, and spent a single night before our Caribbean cruise. That one night was enough to convince us that we had to come back and spend more time.
So very glad we did.
We landed in sunny San Juan on Tuesday and flew back home Saturday afternoon.
Perfect amount of time for us to…
Visit the Castillo San Felipe del Morrow Fortress, (that has been guarding the port of San Juan for centuries)…
And waddle around the blue cobble-stone streets of Old San Juan…
And, of course, enjoy mojitos and soak in the sun on Isla Verde Beach….
And take a day trip to the El Yunque National Rainforest…
And take a cooling dip in the waters of the Rio Espiritu Santo (River of the Holy Spirit) at the Cascadas Saltos waterfall…
And eat mofongo – a local delicacy of smashed plantains and pork in a sweet creole sauce – and drink guava sangria…
I know, right?
GUAVA-FREAKIN’-SANGRIA!
And just plain goof around the resort…
It’s good to be back home,
Where they are currently, as I type this, installing our pool.
But it was also nice to return to a little more normalcy in our lives.
THE CAVENDER DIARY 
My in-laws live in Puerto Rico. If you ever go back, contact my sister-in-law, Maria. She is great. https://www.luxuryrentalspr.com/contact-information.asp
I miss that you guys do not post regularly anymore, I avidly followed you. Could we see your new pool at least?
Awww Laurie, you are so sweet. I didn’t think anyone even noticed. I guess after 11 years I’ve run out of things to post about. Well, maybe that’s not entirely true, I have about 50 half written posts…. and yes, the story of our pool is one of those in limbo. I really do want y’all to see it. Especially after the whole day we spend styling the back yard for the “final pictures”. Stay tuned, there’s more to come.
I too, miss your posts. I saw your update on FB and wanted to check for more on the blog. I’m sure you’ve been busy during COVID and I miss your pupper.
Y’all are just too sweet. It warms my heart. I’m working on a couple Christmas posts right now. Ohhhh, and we have two crazy dogs now. 😜