Arecibo

Although the resort had a lot to do, I was anxious to get out and see more of Puerto Rico. Jordan, Grandpa Reeder, and I decided to take a mini road trip to Arecibo. Arecibo was about three hours from our resort so we had to get up really early to pack in everything we wanted to do.


After arriving in Arecibo, we grabbed some pastries at a cute, local diner and headed to the Cavernas del Rio Camuy the world's third largest system of caves.
Jayde and Mom declined to join us because the guidebook mentioned there are bats in the caves. Below is the only bat we saw the whole day.

The mass of stalagtites and stalagmites were pretty impressive. These pictures don't do it justice.

Our next stop was Parque Ceremonial Indigena Caguana. It is a cultural site with some impressive, ancient rock grafitti circling the 10 ceremonial bayete (ball) courts. The drawings were fairly well-preserved and really interesting.

The trees and plants were enormous. Jordan made a pretty perfect GQ model. :)



By the time we finished there, it was pretty late in the afternoon and we were racing to get to the Observatorio del Arecibo before it closed. Although not something you would expect to find in Puerto Rico, the Observatory is apparently the world's largest radio telescope. The "dish" is 20 acres wide and cables are 50 stories high.

By the time we got back to the resort, it was late and I was exhausted. But Jayders had her heart set on going out. Jason, my friend from high school who was stationed in Puerto Rico, offered to show us around the clubs in old San Juan. I don't remember the names of any of the places we went to, but we had a great time.