Puerto Rico

We had so much fun!!! aside from dancing we had some pretty fun adventures.


Wednesday we arrived in the afternoon and just checked out the gorgeous resort. That night we went to a pig roast for the welcome party, and it was delicious!!! afterward we went with some friends to another resort and played a little roulet. my parents arrived late that night (and rightfully so they were pretty grumpy after flying all day).

Thursday we took it pretty easy: checked out the resort, lounged, found the local market to buy some snacks and then danced rising star that evening.

Friday we went downtown to explore old san juan. it was a fun afternoon activity, not my favorite, but still nice to get out and see the city. for dinner we all went out to dinner with our friends the Marzells and had such a nice time. after dinner we dance open pro smooth.the fort at old san juan

what a freak!!!

this delicious coconut beverage was created right in front of out eyes while this man was just hacking away at the coconut, kinda scary since one slip and there goes his hand. but it was a tasty refreshing treat.

Saturday we spent most of our time at the beach just lounging and swimming in the ocean. so beautiful and so relaxing and i actually was able to tan a little, a REAL tan, finally! That afternoon we went to watch a local cock fight, which sounds really horrible and shady but it was crazy becuase the arena it was held in looked like a mini NBA sports arena with a jumbo tron in the middle, it was such a nice facility. this was definitely my dad's favorite activity and in general we all had a nice time. That night we danced showdance.

look at that happy face

the locker room where they are prepping the cocks

Sunday we rented a car and they upgraded us to a jeep (which was so much fun) and we drove to the local rainforest, which is currently in the running for one of the wonders of the world. It was pretty fun to drive through and hike around a little. Then we drove to a beach and took a kayaking tour to the bio-luminescent bay, which was such a fun activity. The tour lasted about 2 hours and the four of us were laughing the entire time especially whenever we tried to race. it was really funny to see my dad play a little "dirty" in the races, one time he rammed our kayak and pushed us into the trees, it was so funny. It was really funny becuase we all managed to stay dry for the most part until at the very end when we were all getting out of the kayaks in like 12 inches of water and my dad caught his foot and fell in, i guess thats what he gets for pushing us into the trees :)).

famous waterfall

look at that leaf

happy little campers

the sun was so bright

hiking into this waterfall was so funny because it was pretty hot and every time we turned around my dad had shed another article of clothing

Monday morning we woke up early for one last swim in the ocean. then we ran inside, showered, packed our bag, and left for the airport. It was so hard to leave, especially since this is the first time i've gone on a relaxing tropical vacation with my parents and it was so great to see them relax a little and just hang out. All in all we LOVED the weekend and LOVED being able to spend time with my parents, since we get to see them so little now.

last swim!