Puerto Rico - Day Seven

Just as I was leaving the lighthouse beach it started to rain and man, it poured all night. But you know, even pouring rain is just the most beautiful thing here. And by here I mean my happy vacation mindset. I've been looking at the map. I've got a lot of driving to get my car back on time today.

If I get going early enough this morning, I thought to myself last night, I will have time to make a couple of beach-related stops along the way. And yet, I'm not feeling too eager to leave. It's actually really hard. Blah driving...give me a break, man, I hardly slept last night. And now you say, yeah, we've heard that excuse a couple times already honey. And I say, whatever dude.

Today is Monday and I leave on Wednesday. Is it too soon to wind down and prepare to go home? Yes, it is too soon. Yesterday for lunch I ate rice and beans at a place called Rice and Beans. I wish everything was that easy.

And now I'm trying to get my car back. I have 2 hours to go about 100 miles. So you can do the math if you want. I found this thing that I expected to be a beach, but it was this rocky cliffy spot with huge waves crashing all over everything. And I sat there and thought, now how will I ever go home?

The drive to San Juan was the least fun I've had this whole trip. It was so hot, and I was so tired, and there seemed to be a slow, steaming hot traffic jam in every single town. Then I got to San Juan, and I think I had sort of psyched myself out beforehand, but it took over an hour of driving around lost before I found the car rental place. It started out kind of funny and got progressively less funny as time wore on. I suck at city driving. I did finally get the car back, in one piece, no less.
I met up with the New York people for dinner and decided to stay at their hotel. There was a jacuzzi. It rained while we sat there soaking - it was wonderful. And the bed in that room was delicious. It was the perfect combination of elements for perfect sleeping - great pillows. Great blanket. It was so good. I would stay in that bed like that forever if I could.