Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Puerto Rico

Well I haven't posted pictures from Puerto Rico because I took way to many...over 400. It was really hard to narrow down which ones to post. Here is Addy being a little pool rat. Below is Caleb taking her down the slide. Addy's favorite activity was the pool and going by the end of the trip she could kick herself to the edge of the pool. She loved to go down the slide and every time we were in the hotel she would say "poo poo" asking someone to please take her to the pool. This is a picture of us on our way to the pool. Our hotel grounds were so beautiful and we were right on the beach so we could step out onto the sand any time. Our hotel was really quite wonderful.
Here are my sisters, Missy and Alesha with Addy just before the rain forest hike. We went to the top of this tower. Which had the most amazing view. But we didn't stay to long because the people up there waiting for us to leave so they could smoke weed. (They assumed we couldn't speak spanish)
However, they were nice enough to take our picture for us. But it doesn't really show the view.
If you look close you can see the tower on top of the hill. Then we hiked to this gorgeous waterfall. This creepy guy kept following Alesha and Missy around and I couldn't get a picture of them without him in it. So if anyone could help me learn how to photo shop him out that would be great!Here is Caleb underneath the waterfall.Iguanas lived at our hotel grounds near a pond. It was kinda scary how Addy wasn't afraid of them. She tried to feed them anything she could find. Occasionally they wondered out to the pool side.
We rented sea kayaks. We caught some awesome waves, but Caleb fell out on our way in. He claims it was my fault, but I am not so sure about that.

Here is Alesha climbing a palm tree. You can't tell from this picture but she was up there really high. This is my brother, Caleb (I know it gets confusing sometimes). He was so sweet the entire trip and Addy adores him. He cracked open some coconuts so we could drink them and pretend we were on the show LOST. Missy and Alesha in their snorkel gear at Seven Seas beach. We hung out here while the guys went on a scuba dive. We also did the body board, but I didn't get any pictures of it.

Addy didn't particularly like the beach she kept saying the sand was too "hot" and the waves coming at her frightened her. This is at the Fort San Cristobal entrance. My cute parents at the Fort. Here is everyone on one of the ramps at the Fort. It's hard to see them because it was hot and everyone was in the shade.

My favorite part of the trip was the bioluminescence lagoon. I don't have any pictures because our guide told us not to bring cameras. We kayaked under the stars through this canal that had the trees draped over it like a love tunnel. In the dark the moving water would glow. So you could see shrimp that would jump in the water because they were glowing a neon blue color. When you put your hand in the water it would glow even after you took it out. I guess there are about 5 places in the world with the right conditions for glowing plankton to live. So it was pretty neat, not to mention romantic. :)

Well there you have it our trip in a nutshell. I could go on and on about it, but I think this post is plenty long enough.

9 comments:

Heather Ashcroft said...

Looks like you guys had a trip of a lifetime. Glad it was fun! I hope we make it to places like that someday

Stephanie said...

What a gorgeous place!! It looks like you guys had so much fun. And how funny that Addy wasn't afraid of the iguanas but was afraid of the ocean.

To get rid of that guy - use your clone tool. Easy as pie. :)

Josie said...

Hey, I love the pictures. And I love that Addy has a mini swimwear collection! I bet your family had so much fun playing with her! Glad you guys had a good time.

Katie said...

wow! looks so fun... I am definitely jealous! The iguana's look like fun. And of course Addy is adorable. Love her bikini!

Dani said...

Looks like a blast! I want to go! Hey Tan and I want to meet up with you guys sometime and go to Schlitterbahn before we move in July! Would you guys want to do that?

Chris and Shae said...

What an amazing vacation! I'm so jealous ... maybe one day I can convince Chris to take me to the Puerto Rico! How fun that you went with your family! I bet everyone just had a blast! Well I can't wait to see you in just 33 days! We need to go to lunch when you're here! I'll try my best to convince Rebe to start a blog! I hope you enjoy the Cilantro Recipe- Lets start swapping! I hope you've been able to recover from the trip! Love ya!

Crystal said...

Love the pics! Looks like you had a blast!

Zach Amy Ruger and Ryder said...

What a fun trip...glad you guys had so much...

Amber said...

Hi Di I found you blog via Shae. It looks like you guys are doing well and enjoying TX. How fun! We thought about moving to San Antonio for a residency but it wasn't in the stars. Your little Addy is just adorable and I love the name of your blog... Cute play-on-words.