Travel Tales: Puerto Rico 2008, Part Two

Day two of our Puerto Rico adventure began early as we made our way to the caves. After an hour and a half drive, we discovered the caved were closed due to an earlier accident, and we opted not to pay to walk up and down 500 steps just so we could look out over the caves but not actually go in. So, after a quick lunch stop at Subway, we headed to the Bacardi Rum Factory to take a tour.

Me and Kristi with some fake cows (though Jack has corrected me since and told me they are actually bulls).

Me and Kristi in the factory with the bat.

One of the things we learned on the tour was that the emblem of the Bacardi bat came to be because there were bats in the original distillery. It was strange how they seemed to want to keep that a secret when actually the story was not all that exciting once you actually got to hear it.

The factory tour, I must admit, was not all that exciting, and after hanging out in the guest area for a while, we headed back to Frances' house. From there we went back to the hotel (Frances and Brian joined us) for some time in the pool. We spent the rest of the afternoon lounging around on the beach and in the pool. That night, Kristi and I had dinner at one of the hotel's many restaurants, and then I called it a night while Kristi and Frances went out for a while.

Brian on the beach.
Me on the beach.
It's hard to see, but there was a wedding on the beach that day - two, actually, but this one is the only one I photographed.
The hotel - right on the beach!