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i honestly wasn't that impressed by puerto rico. the beaches weren't as nice as the other caribbean islands i've been to. namely, the sand wasn't that nice, the water wasn't that warm, and it was very rough and choppy. outside of san juan, it looked very much like any other island as well. i wasn't a big fan of the food, which was pretty much all deep fried. you'd think everything would be delicious, but tostones? completely tasteless! they also seem to have a penchant for overcooking their fish to the degree that, if i threw it at the wall, it'd bounce off. not very appetizing. on the plus side, much of the service at restaurants was impeccable. i've never had such pleasant waiters. the highlight of the trip would have to be a visit to the bioluminescent bay, one of three places in the world where you can see it! it was one of the coolest things i've ever seen. we kayaked through mangroves at night, basically through a little canal because the mangroves were so close in everyone's oars hit the branches every once in awhile. all i could see were the green glowlights from everyone else's kayaks. once we got to the bay, the water looked something like this:



not as intense, but still awesome.

the other highlight was my second surfing lesson. it was much tougher than in new zealand due to the rough water. i had my ass kicked and barely could stand on the board for a second. i stunk it up. i also did a bit of topless surfing. bikinis and waves don't mix too well. luckily i had an extra shirt to throw on... my body is still sore and bruised from kayaking/surfing/cycling.