28 February 12

I promise, I will get caught up.

We went on a rainforest hike in El Yunque National Park; it was beautiful and amazing. Certainly like nothing I'd ever seen before. At the end of the trail was this waterfall, La Mina Falls. Lots of people were swimming out of the sheer novelty, but I mean, I grew up swimming in rivers and waterfalls so I wasn't about to put my body in that cold water and then hike back in a wet bathing suit.
After the hike we drove (we were with a tour) down to Fajardo and had some traditional Puerto Rican food and a beer on a beachfront patio before our bioluminescence kayaking tour, which was one of the most magical, awe-inspiring experiences I've ever had. Unfortunately I couldn't bring my camera because a) if the boat overturned then it could be ruined, and b) it was really too dark to take photos.

21 May 11

Jeff and Sarah and I went on an 8ish-mile hike around Eagle Creek. We saw Punchbowl Falls (pictured above) from the water level as well — though we had to pick our way over slippery rocks in the river in order to do so (apparently in midsummer the water is much lower and you can just walk out peril-free for the view). This is from the trail above; a nice fellow let me use his tripod and polarizer to get this shot.
After being out for around four hours, we drove back, put our names on the list at Screen Door and then went home to clean up a bit and relax before going out for some of the best food of basically ever.