The Caribbean Sea

We just spent a week in Puerto Rico. We decided we wanted to visit the island for one very simple reason: after all these years we needed to see and feel the Caribbean Sea again. We also wanted our 7 year old son to experience it. Both, Aude and I had been feeling nostalgic about it and it had been at least 14 years since last time we went to a Caribbean beach in our country; not Puerto Rico though but Venezuela, where we are from. As many of you know, the political and social upheaval in Venezuela makes it really difficult and not safe for us to travel to our country, so we picked a destination in the map that looked and felt like home. A few friends had mentioned that PR was a great option and a very good destination for a family vacation, so one night, only 10 days before the trip we booked flights, hotel, a car and everything else for our trip and went for it.

It is a beautiful island. People are extremely nice and sweet. The oldest part of town Old San Juan is breathtaking in terms of architecture and character, food is good and we did feel like at home. We swam in the warm Caribbean Sea again and that was an experience extremely intense. That alone made the whole trip worth it. It had been way too long as I said before.

Many memories came back, childhood memories; many familiar flavors. The way the ocean smells; the way nature looks. The luscious green of trees and bushes. The red cayennes growing wild in the streets. The tropical and powerful thunderstorms and the warm breeze that follows you everywhere. Everything so familiar.

We loved it. We came back grateful and energized.
Thank you Puerto Rico for reminding us of our dear Venezuela.

Some pictures of our trip.