Puerto Rico: Old San Juan

We set out for 3 beaches but the surf on the north shore was too rough. We hit up roadside Grexican food (gyros and churros? Winning!) for lunch, drove on to another beach that was fun to walk around, even if the water was too rough. Explored some trails, and eventually found ourselves on a self guided art installation tour courtesy of a reel aaron watched. We walked the cobblestone and tiled streets, played on the old fortress grounds, watched people fly kites, and ate the best shrimp and carnitas tacos on the beach for dinner. The highlights of old San Juan were the colorful buildings, watching the 100s of feral cats (we watched one hunt a pigeon. Wild stuff! Cats are gross.) and everyone’s final favorite: the local TJMaxx/Marshalls where the little kids picked out novelty snacks for the trip home, and the big boys found matching “team shirts”. 

We learned we are not an Instagram family. You know, like those bucket list influencers who get paid to travel and post what they do? We spent 20 minutes passing around an aggressive hermit crab and counting who could hold it longest without getting pinched, and Corbin boosted Ryan up on a fortress wall to see inside a pigeon nest and then Ryan got flogged by the pigeon. Enjoy a few outtakes of our unpolished and dreamy-for-us island adventure. 

One of these two does believe we are an Instagram family. I’ll let you guess. 

And one of these two is selectively prickly now. That’s ok. We all feel out touched sometimes. I’m still going to hug you. 

Predator 

Reese was loaded on cough meds and very loopy. She is so funny and had us cracking up. I love the way she captures beauty everywhere. Just know that any photos from this trip that look good were probably taken by her. Her content actually IS worthy of being an Instagram family. 

Hi bestie!