Adam's sister's wedding went well and was very enjoyable. I learned that Johnnie Walker is a great painkiller for burnt feet, too.
Sunday and Monday we mostly played around in the ocean and the pool. We visited Old San Juan on a day that there were no cruise ships and roamed around the fort there. I think it is the biggest fort that I have been in. It's kind of built into a cliff on the coast and has neat layering as a result. Then the afternoon rain appeared to be headed in our direction so we abandoned the fort.
Tuesday we got to dive and so we headed for Fajardo at around 6:30 AM and got on the boat around 9. A dolphin followed the boat part of the way to the first dive site. The first dive sucked and I was unhappy. I got nausious walking across the boat with all the weight of the gear on, then the depth was only around 10 feet and the current was terrible. Thankfully we aborted that dive and went to a different location to finish off the first tank.
The second site was far better; it and the third dive were near the Conquistadore's private island. The reefs were healthy too. Also this time I put my gear on in the water, and that helped with my visual/vestibular disagreements. This and the quality of the latter two dives vastly improved my mood.
This week's trip in general and this dive excursion in particular marks the furthest point east that I have traveled. I think if I go back again I'll try to dive off the south coast which is more Caribbean than Atlantic, and I'll also go to the bioluminescent bays. I'm a little disappointed that I didn't get to the bays on this trip.
And remember, don't walk barefoot on the surface of the sun.
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