Music, Island, and RUM!

Since the last entry I went to Salinas (a neighboring town) Patron Saint Festival. It was like the Taste of CL but instead of a Jimmy Buffet or Beatle cover band there was a reggaton group. It was like MTV invaded the family festival.

Then another night we went to a Reggae musical festival in Luquillo. At the fest there were local reggae bands and traditional Puerto Rican Plena. The men played the congas and the women danced in the traditional long white dresses. The rhythms were contaigous and the dancing was fascinating.

Then we need a little getaway so we left the island to go to another island, Gilligan's Island. We took a short boat ride over to the small little island to swim, snorkel, and relax. The water was clear blue and calm.

This past weekend we went to San Juan to visit the Bacardi factory. We took the ferry from Old San Juan to the other side of the bay. Then we followed the calls of "bacardi, bacardi" to what I think was a taxi service. In the factory we learned the history of Bacardi rum, and more importantly enjoyed the free samples. We decided to stay the night and check out the Puerto Rican nightlife. The streets of the quiant, spanish colonial town turn into an all night party scene as the nightclubs open their doors. So we put on our dancing (and drinking) shoes and joined the fun! Luckily, all we had to wake up to the next day was a nap on Condado Beach.