4/26/2012: San Jaun for a day :D

My header is on break today :)

A friend of mine offered me a great deal to go down to San Juan for a day. After making sure I had nothing going on, I took him up on it. All I have to say it was a terrific day, and I plan to do it again as soon as I can!

Getting on the plane at 7am, we took the 4 hour flight down. I have to say, I was impressed by how roomy the seat was. True, these seats were a bit oversized, but I have also become a bit smaller since the last time I was on a plane! I was very comfortable for the trip down.

Lets be honest, I didn't even THINK diet for the day. I wanted to experience some local food, have some drinks, and generally have a good time (which I did). The weather was terrible, it poured for most of the 6 hours we were there. But I didn't care, I was there to enjoy myself.

We started with lunch, it's amazing how Americanized the areas visited were. McDonalds, Subways, Wendy's. Chinese food, Sushi... it took us some time to actually find a place that served the local food we wantyed to enjoy. After all, if I wanted a cheeseburger, I could do that at home.

Beer, and food consumed, I bought an umbrella and we walked towards Old San Juan. I believe all the rain for the month came down on our heads, we were soaked to the bone. Hitting the Hotel that had a "Casino" in it, we decided to try our luck on some slots to wait out the rain. That worked, and we continued our walk.

It was a longer walk then my friend & I expected, but I didn't care, as far I was concerned, we were walking off our lunch ;). When we got to Old San Juan, It felt like they caught a bad case of "outlet fever". Guess, Coach, Radio Shack, and other stores lined the streets. It reminded me of if the New Orleans French Quarter collided with a mall. Where was the local crafts and wares? Oh well, I didnt care, I was in it for the moment, not for the shopping. I snapped some pics of what I felt were touristy scenes, and got a few things for my hunny. She's into little things, like magnets and shot glasses. That kind of shopping worked perfectly for this day trip, as it all justs fits in my carry bag.

Shopping and pics done, we headed to find a bar to get a little buzz before we headed back to the plane. We found Senor Frog, and THAT place just felpt like an Applebees's. Even the employees werent local! lol oh well, we had no time, and wanted to enjoy... down the hatch.

Hit a cab, headed back to the airport, and headed home. It was a smaller and older plane, and was a lot more crowded then our trip down. Still, even with the smaller seats, I was comfortable.

We touched down at 10pm. The trip over, It was an awesome experience. We traveled 8 hours for 6 hours in San Jaun, and we ended up ak JFK 16 hours after the trip began. And you know what? It was TOTALLY worth it!!! We plan on doing that again soon, just a different part of the world next time, and maybe an overnight.

As far as my diet went, I was B.A.D. lol I pulled out all the stops and eat whatever I wanted. Yes my body has to process yesterday, but I don't regret it. It was worth it. I'm back back on the diet today, and will get to where I need to be.

Have a great day!