Culebra

The third day of our trip we drove from the rainforest to the port city of Fajardo, where we took a ferry to the island of Culebra. This is a very small island off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. Something like 2,000 people actually live there. The main town is called Dewey. This is where the ferry stops. We wanted to stay at some villas on the beach, so when we arrived we caught a taxi to take us to the villas. When the driver realized we didn't have reservations yet, he stopped the taxi and ordered us out. It's one of the more bizarre things that has happened to us on our trips. We reassured him that we would pay him for both ways travel if they didn't have any openings, but he kicked us out of his taxi. Note: when looking for a taxi in Culebra, DO NOT accept a ride from Willy.

It turns out that the villas didn't have any openings for that night, but they did for the next. So, we stayed at a place in town for the first night on Culebra.

Mamacitas just happens to be the most happening restaurant and bar in Dewey. Since it was spring break for a lot of colleges, we happened to stay in a room next to three very nice girls from colleges in the D.C. area. They were very taken with Alyssa, and volunteered to watch her for us if we needed it. We didn't take them up on it, but we enjoyed their company out on our shared patio.

We were a little worried that noise from the bar would keep us awake at night. It turns out that roosters were the true menace to our slumber. Two am, three am, they just kept crowing. Oh well. It's all a part of the adventure.