We spent way too long sitting on the plane, then we sat at the airport, than we sat on the bus so when we got the the hotel the first item of business was not sitting. We explored the hotel, we made plans for the next day, we got dinner and enjoyed the way our hair curled in the humidity. Probably my favorite part of the day was the bus ride to the hotel, from San Juan to Fajardo. First of all what struck me is how third-world this US territory looked. The island seems to have thee distinct parts: the city, the jungle, and the locals. The jungle is dense and right at the peoples back doors-green and flowering and gorgeous, it blankets every thing that isn't human inhabited, including old abandoned houses. Those looked especially cool, human structures deserted but full of leafy green life. The only part of the city life I got the see was on the highway we were on. For living in what looked like shacks with no air conditioning, most people looked like they had nice cars and phones. The traffic was terrible. I saw lots of people leaning forward, edging their way into the stream of cars. I saw three sets of old men outside their houses whatching traffic go by, their a faces wrinkled and brown. The mix of creole and Latin roots were obvious in the beautiful brown skin of the inhabitants . I saw a teenage girl walking a dirt and garbage strewn street smiling, listening to an IPod. I saw an enormous tree in someone's front lawn with two hammocks and a swingset. I saw lots of horses and streams and horses in streams. I loved the colorful houses, the bright yellows and pinks and blues contrasting the ever-expansive green beind them like flowers on the canopy of a tree. We got to the resort and all rambling buildings and untamed jungle ceased and made way for perfectly manicured golf courses, palm trees and flowers. It's was beautiful. The resort sits on something of a cliff and then there is a trolley to reach the marina. No beaches but there are ferrys to take you the the resorts nearby island with lots of white sandy beaches. Or at least that's what it looked like, we will probably try them out later in the evening.
