Day 3 begins.

2013_10_11_08_01_35 - Wed Oct 30 14:59:17 2013

Gourmet breakfast today includes cereal, juice, cinnamon toast, tea and instant coffee. One cup coffee pot broken so we will make another trip to Walmart and purchase a 12 cup pot....to be reimbursed.

2013_10_11_08_13_50 - Wed Oct 30 15:03:13 2013

Partial view of our deck and beyond.

2013_10_11_08_48_08 - Wed Oct 30 15:04:17 2013

View of apartments across from our deck.

2013_10_11_08_48_11 - Wed Oct 30 15:05:32 2013

View from deck of other apartment buildings.

2013_10_11_08_48_19 - Wed Oct 30 15:06:30 2013

Ginny taking picture of Day 3 sign on deck . . . tea in hand. The deck was a really nice place to sit, read, drink tea, and watch the very few people who walked or jogged by.

2013_10_11_08_48_29 - Wed Oct 30 15:08:35 2013

Cell tower again. Turn here!

2013_10_11_09_06_22 - Wed Oct 30 15:09:24 2013

Follow the yellow paint road!

2013_10_11_09_10_27 - Wed Oct 30 15:10:56 2013

Following the winding beach road with very pretty sky, water and sand. Not many beach goers!

2013_10_11_09_14_54 - Wed Oct 30 15:13:08 2013

Waves breaking in the distance.

2013_10_11_09_15_21 - Wed Oct 30 15:14:49 2013

Driving beach road on the way to Old San Juan.

2013_10_11_09_26_40 - Wed Oct 30 15:17:10 2013

"Fast Food" Beach shacks along public beach area.

2013_10_11_09_28_41 - Wed Oct 30 15:19:21 2013

Don't think we'll eat here!

2013_10_11_09_28_52 - Wed Oct 30 15:20:55 2013

or here!

2013_10_11_09_29_22 - Wed Oct 30 15:21:38 2013

ohhhh . . . definitely NOT here!

2013_10_11_09_29_25 - Wed Oct 30 15:22:24 2013

Bars on the windows and door? Do they trap you inside till you eat?

2013_10_11_09_29_28 - Wed Oct 30 15:23:29 2013

Ohhhhhhh, King Crab.......but not stopping.

2013_10_11_09_29_30 - Wed Oct 30 15:26:39 2013

Part of main road from Loiza to Old San Juan. This road went from two lane to four lane, to barely wide enough for two cars to pass potholed road.

2013_10_11_09_29_37 - Wed Oct 30 15:31:19 2013

Is this the divided highway?

2013_10_11_09_30_52 - Wed Oct 30 15:32:26 2013

We have no idea what this is, but undoubtedly it's our tax dollars at work.

2013_10_11_09_31_04 - Wed Oct 30 15:33:47 2013

Surprise! There really are highways in Puerto Rico!

2013_10_11_09_35_14 - Wed Oct 30 15:34:56 2013

They also have many very nice buildings and hotels in the "upscale" areas. We were definitely NOT staying in an "upscale" area, but it was "quaint"!

2013_10_11_09_40_27 - Wed Oct 30 15:38:01 2013

Approaching Old San Juan fort.

2013_10_11_09_45_57 - Wed Oct 30 15:40:55 2013

Wall around fort at Old San Juan.

2013_10_11_09_46_11 - Wed Oct 30 15:42:51 2013

Are we in Mexico? Look at that unique wiring!

2013_10_11_10_06_27 - Wed Oct 30 15:46:12 2013

View of buildings surrounding parking garage we parked in on the top level.

2013_10_11_10_06_30 - Wed Oct 30 15:48:03 2013

Ellis in front of Pier at Old San Juan.

2013_10_11_10_09_59 - Wed Oct 30 15:53:10 2013

Ginny in front of Pier building at Old San Juan.

2013_10_11_10_11_04 - Wed Oct 30 15:54:02 2013

Ginny in front of Pier 1 in Old San Juan.

2013_10_11_10_11_16 - Wed Oct 30 15:54:58 2013

Big boat at Pier 2.

2013_10_11_10_15_36 - Wed Oct 30 15:57:53 2013

What is this? Our tax dollars at work again.

2013_10_11_10_20_03 - Wed Oct 30 15:58:41 2013

So where is Captain Nemo?

2013_10_11_10_20_41 - Wed Oct 30 15:59:26 2013

Boat and barge at Pier.

2013_10_11_10_22_18 - Wed Oct 30 16:02:19 2013

Really cool bubbling rock. Tax dollars at work again.

2013_10_11_10_22_57 - Wed Oct 30 16:03:23 2013

Sea Horse sculpture at Pier. Artist - L. A. Romana

2013_10_11_10_24_06 - Wed Oct 30 16:07:46 2013

L A Romana, artist of the Sea Horse.

2013_10_11_10_26_10 - Wed Oct 30 16:07:07 2013

Seahorse fountain. Very cool!

2013_10_11_10_26_42 - Wed Oct 30 16:08:37 2013

Ellis and Ginny - yes we were "together" in Puerto Rico

2013_10_11_10_31_26 - Wed Oct 30 16:10:12 2013

Palm tree floating by! Maybe we should fish it out and take it home.

2013_10_11_10_33_44 - Wed Oct 30 16:11:42 2013

Nice cat at the pier.

2013_10_11_10_52_10 - Wed Oct 30 16:15:13 2013

Security Guard with Ellis at Pier 2. Ginny engaged this nice gentleman in conversation because the Segway tour office was closed at Pier 2. He informed us that it was closed because the tour goes through the Old San Juan fort, and through 14 historic landmarks (all closed) because the US Government was C L O S E D. Thank you Mr. Obama for closing our vacation. The nice Security Guard told us that much of Puerto Rico is subsidised our tax dollars, and the very poor have no incentive to work because of our handouts. We were truely amazed how empty the tourist areas were, and we were told that it was because of the Government shutdown.

2013_10_11_10_58_26 - Wed Oct 30 16:30:12 2013

Map of the Harbor, Pier and sites to see IN ENGLISH!

2013_10_11_11_00_19 - Wed Oct 30 16:16:32 2013

Oh goodie . . . of course there is a butterfly place to visit in Puerto Rico. Is this going to be expensive?

2013_10_11_11_25_36 - Thu Oct 31 17:44:53 2013

What the hell do they mean 'CLOSED'. The government better not be messing with the butterflies. Seriously . . . just closed for some renovation work and should be open in a couple of days. "I'LL BE BACK!"

2013_10_11_11_26_00 - Thu Oct 31 17:47:41 2013

This is where they make the beer!

2013_10_11_11_47_34 - Thu Oct 31 17:53:00 2013

Ginny indulged in a little craft beer. Very tasty on a hot day.

2013_10_11_11_48_49 - Thu Oct 31 17:52:29 2013

OMG, this was a fantastic cheeseburger and fries.

2013_10_11_12_08_40 - Thu Oct 31 17:54:20 2013

Ellis and Jack. No comment!

2013_10_11_12_32_35 - Thu Oct 31 17:55:54 2013

Very nice place for lunch.

2013_10_11_12_33_28 - Thu Oct 31 17:57:27 2013

Time to walk off that great lunch.

2013_10_11_13_06_24 - Thu Nov 7 08:56:10 2013

Fort wall . . . very tall.

2013_10_11_13_06_33 - Thu Nov 7 08:57:32 2013

Sorry little bird . . . no water. Government "shut it down"!

2013_10_11_13_07_45 - Thu Nov 7 08:58:39 2013

Fort gates - S H U T D O W N

2013_10_11_13_07_59 - Thu Nov 7 08:59:24 2013

Now if we could only scale the wall of the fort, we could give ourselves the tour.

2013_10_11_13_10_31 - Thu Oct 31 18:02:23 2013

We were here, not that anyone noticed.

2013_10_11_13_11_23 - Thu Nov 7 09:01:41 2013

Another CLOSED gate.

2013_10_11_13_11_28 - Thu Oct 31 18:03:08 2013

Now that's really "shut down"!

2013_10_11_13_12_54 - Thu Nov 7 09:02:50 2013

Ellis likes posing with naked women statues by piers.

2013_10_11_13_16_11 - Thu Nov 7 09:04:32 2013

Of course . . . A BUTT SHOT

2013_10_11_13_17_21 - Thu Nov 7 09:05:55 2013

The fountain was "shut down". The water was turned off.

2013_10_11_13_18_48 - Thu Nov 7 09:08:06 2013

Despite the shut down, we were having lots of fun being two of the very few people touring the pier areas.

2013_10_11_13_19_36 - Thu Nov 7 09:10:10 2013

Ginny gets to be taller than Ellis.

2013_10_11_13_19_41 - Thu Nov 7 09:10:54 2013

A room with a view on the fort wall.

2013_10_11_13_20_33 - Thu Nov 7 09:12:09 2013

Shish-ka-bob skewers? What are those?

2013_10_11_13_22_28 - Thu Nov 7 09:14:05 2013

Guarding the fort because it was "SHUT DOWN"

2013_10_11_13_24_04 - Thu Nov 7 09:15:28 2013

Walking along Fort wall by the water.

2013_10_11_13_25_33 - Thu Nov 7 15:26:10 2013

Watch tower on the fort. Doesn't look like it's stuck on there wery good.

2013_10_11_13_26_21 - Sat Nov 9 10:08:37 2013

Description of the fort in the next picture.

2013_10_11_13_26_42 - Sat Nov 9 10:10:16 2013

Fort San Juan de la Cruz

2013_10_11_13_26_53 - Sat Nov 9 10:10:57 2013

"You are here", map which shows where we were at the fort.

2013_10_11_13_26_57 - Sat Nov 9 10:12:53 2013

Nice view of harbor and mountains from walkway around fort

2013_10_11_13_27_05 - Sat Nov 9 10:14:06 2013

Way up there. I hope it doesn't fall!

2013_10_11_13_27_19 - Sat Nov 9 10:15:01 2013

Yep, wayyyyy up there!

2013_10_11_13_27_23 - Sat Nov 9 10:15:31 2013

We didn't know a cannon went that far! Interesting!

2013_10_11_13_28_35 - Sat Nov 9 10:16:31 2013

Info on the cannons.

2013_10_11_13_28_56 - Sat Nov 9 10:17:10 2013

Awesome tree. Those are actually roots that are reaching for the ground.

2013_10_11_13_29_29 - Fri Nov 15 08:38:03 2013

Description of the fort we came to see.

2013_10_11_13_31_09 - Fri Nov 15 08:39:26 2013

And why we didn't see it . . . "shut down"!

2013_10_11_13_31_18 - Fri Nov 15 08:40:09 2013

Is this the men's room?

2013_10_11_13_31_52 - Sun Nov 17 20:53:58 2013

The only part of the fort we could get in to see!

2013_10_11_13_31_58 - Fri Nov 15 08:41:32 2013

"Shut Down"!

2013_10_11_13_32_19 - Sun Nov 17 20:54:50 2013

it really did look like a nice National Historic Site to visit, but unfortunately . . . "SHUT DOWN"!

2013_10_11_13_33_18 - Sun Nov 17 20:56:06 2013

Ladies room!

2013_10_11_13_33_55 - Sun Nov 17 20:56:50 2013

Do not pass go, do not collect $200.!

2013_10_11_13_34_49 - Sun Nov 17 20:57:46 2013

Narrow side streets in Old San Juan.

2013_10_11_13_38_35 - Sun Nov 17 20:58:32 2013

A couple of tourists waiting for a boat. I wonder if anyone told them that the tours were "Shut Down"!

2013_10_11_14_12_25 - Sun Nov 17 21:00:49 2013