Thursday we woke up in peace- no construction on Thursdays. Madalla had gotten us this far, but it was time to turn things up a notch. Off to the Bacardi factory! There were really just three buildings there: gift shop/bar/sign in desk, visitor's center, and the factory itself. We signed up for the tour and got our drink tickets and then were shuffled onto a trolley to take us a short distance to the visitor's center. There we saw some mosaics depicting Christopher Columbus and some pirates being drunken rum fanatics, then a video about the Bacardi family, then some replica barrels and smelled some eau de rum. We were taught about the ingredients in a Mojito and a Cuba Libre, and then jumped back on the trolley. Here we rolled towards the factory and the guide said, "On your left is the Bacardi factory" and then we drove straight back to the gift shop! Nice tour! O well, it was free, and then we each got two free drinks at the bar. I had an "Ultimo" Cuba Libre (12-yr-old Bacardi Rum and Coke, as opposed to the regular Cuba Libre with regular Bacardi), and then a Bacardi cocktail (Bacardi Limon, 7Up and cranberry juice).
After the tour we bought some Bacardi and took a ferry back to Old San Juan and wandered around a bit for lunch. We had some mufongo, which is a mushier way to enjoy fried plantains (also pretty tasteless). After that we just enjoyed some more Frisbee on the beach and then jumping around the waves. The waves were pretty huge, and it was fun (and painful sometimes) to duck under them and get pushed back to shore, or to jump and be lifted up by them. It felt like I had a huge vertical. After that we picked up Marie from the airport, grabbed dinner, and then went to a bar where a live band was playing. They mixed in some U2 and Lenny Kravitz among their Spanish rockin'.
Friday there was an explosion outside (3 for 4!) as whatever was sparking from Tuesday night finally blew. Cool. We checked out of Aleli by the Sea and headed off for Luquillo. This setup was pretty sweet. We had a little apartment that, again, looked right at the beach. I'm pretty sure we spent that day on the beach, in the water, and drinking rum. Not much to report, but a fun day anyway.
After the tour we bought some Bacardi and took a ferry back to Old San Juan and wandered around a bit for lunch. We had some mufongo, which is a mushier way to enjoy fried plantains (also pretty tasteless). After that we just enjoyed some more Frisbee on the beach and then jumping around the waves. The waves were pretty huge, and it was fun (and painful sometimes) to duck under them and get pushed back to shore, or to jump and be lifted up by them. It felt like I had a huge vertical. After that we picked up Marie from the airport, grabbed dinner, and then went to a bar where a live band was playing. They mixed in some U2 and Lenny Kravitz among their Spanish rockin'.
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