Off season in Rincon | Puerto Rico Travel Diary
We drove in to Rincon in the late afternoon. The traffic and winding streets made my tummy uneasy so I was elated to get situated in this cozy Coconut Cottage for the night.
*ahem* Not really complaining because I should be used to this, but there were a lot of mosquitoes though.
We checked out the Rincon Marina to scope out the scene. It had been raining all day, and it would rain every day at noon while we were there.
It was off-season for tourism but most importantly (for Ian), off season for surf of any kind. There were absolutely no waves anywhere except on the postcards at the empty surf shops. We got skunked.
Feeling deeply grateful to be able to meet up with good friends from around the world in new and beautiful places.
We got groceries at the Econo Supermarket to last us the next couple of days that we would be there. But then we also decided to grab a nice dinner at Roots in the town square where we laughed and toasted to friendship.
The next couple of days were quality.
Snorkeling, SUPing, seeing huge barracudas fly by.
Eating, drinking, talking, playing card games.
Nobody in this quiet town, except us and the singing coqui.
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We tried to plan a scuba dive or a kayak tour of the bioluminescence, but were unfortunately turned away by the operators. The fact that it was off season was one possible reason, but it could have also been our short 3 day stay not being enough time. *Shrugs*
Our friends’ love and sunset on our last evening in Rincon.
Finally a picture of all of us together!
That morning: sleeping in, snorkeling, showering (it was about time haha), and saying adios to Rincon.
We got back on the road toward San Juan.
I was sad to leave so soon, but happy to share new memories with old friends.
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Warmly,
Nerelle
