We are busy in Salinas.

We have moved to Salinas on Saturday and we have a few things to do while we are here. We left Gilligan's Island at 5am and arrived at Salinas around 10am and just rested for the afternoon. Sunday we walked 2 miles to the grocery store for a few things and walked around the village a bit. The village of Salinas is a beach area and it gets crazy on the weekends. The Puerto Rican's love to party and the music is VERY load.

This is a nice little bar built in the mangroves. A nice relaxing place for a drink in a great breeze.

Sunday night we decided to go out for dinner with our buddy boat friends Ben and Abby.

 

Monday Ben and I walked many miles to by parts for our boats and Ben had to drop off his alternator for repairs. We had a long day while the girls did laundry. There's always some thing to do, I wish we good have some fun time by the water again like we did in the Bahamas. Well that will come soon enough, we are very close to the Spanish Virgin Islands. We decided to rent a car to do some more shopping for parts and the go into Old San Juan.

Here's some pictures from around town

 Very narrow cobblestone streets

 Strange tree with moss

 Small sguare

 Looking for a place for lunch

This is not our boat!

 

 

 

We also visited the old fort in Old San Juan and Laurie will tell us all about that. So that means it's time again for;

So Here's Interesting Tidbits SHIT for short!

 

 

De Pozzi Cemetery

 

This cemetery was built in 1827. Many members of San Juan's economic and political elite were buried here.

 

 

Castillo san Felipe del Morro

El Morro Fort

 

This fort was built in 1539. This impressive stone fortress has the most fantastic views of the Atlantic Ocean high on the land in the old city of San Juan. It was built by Spanish Colonists to defend against attacks from the sea. El Morro was also occupied by the American military service and was an active base for World war 1 and 2. this fort attracts two million visitors a year.

 

 

The City Of San Juan

 

This city was founded in 1520 after Juan Ponce de Leon relocated here from the town of Caparra. The first settlers established a settlement on the edge of a 2.5 mile area overlooking the bay. they settled here to escape the heat and humidity as well as to escape rebellious Taino Indians. the first dwellers were mostly gold diggers and clergymen. San Juan became a full blown city by the late 18th century but was limited to growth because it was confined within the walls built to protect it from invaders. The first walls were built in 1634 after attacks from the English and the Dutch where they burned down part of the town and came close to conquering San Juan.