October 21

The first full day!

Up bright and early - every day with kids is bright and early.....After breakfast, Karen and I planned  our day while the kids designed school schedules. First up, riding the bus to the station to buy buy passes. We found that we needed exact change for the bus so made a quick stop for James and Claire each to buy a 10 cent bubble gum and get change from a dollar bill. The bus ride was interesting.....taking us several miles down Juan Ponce de Leon Avenue, the major street that runs parallel to the street on which we live. Once we reached the terminus, we needed to figure out which bus pass made the most sense. After checking our choices, we bought a couple of declining balance passes. Those should keep us going for the foreseeable future.

Once our chore was done, it was time for some fun. We took the bus back past our stop and continued a few stops further on. We followed our GPS instructions (on Karen's phone) to Balneario el escambron. This turned out to be a fabulous park - on the way to a fabulous beach - where we stopped in the shade for some lunch.

We shared the area with some local wildlife.

Iguanas are plentiful and range in size from small to ~ 3 feet long (including tail).

And chickens!

Then it was swimming in the bath-warm ocean inside a protected cove. Waves - but not too high - and no real undertow. Perfect for enjoying fun in the sun!

After walking home the kids worked on some projects - James explored the history of the Puerto Rican flag while Claire found information on iguanas - while Karen and I did some work. A trip to the grocery store. Homemade nachos and salad for dinner. Baths. We're just about to play a game together, then we'll sleep well tonight, I'm sure!