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After a fun “Full Moon” get-together last Thursday at the marina, we took a quick road trip to see a few of the sights. \u00a0Just want to make sure to post these before Detroit. \u00a0There were actually quite a few people at the party, I just didn’t take very many pictures. It’s a fun group here, mostly the owners and crew of charter boats. There were so many great foods to sample, those charter chefs are accustomed to preparing amazing meals for their guests. Cooking is much more basic here on Echo.<\/p>\n

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El Younque Rain Forest<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Since El Younque (pronounced Junkay) is a national park, their main enterance and visitor center had been closed due to the government shutdown. \u00a0They reopened Thursday so we took the opportunity to visit and were lucky to have dry clear weather, not often the case in a rain forest. \u00a0It is a beautiful place and we may visit again.<\/p>\n

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Aricebo Observatory<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This is a really cool place to visit – if you’re into this kind of stuff which Jeff certainly is. \u00a0The very well done and staffed with very knowledgable people and the telescope itself is quite impressive. \u00a0It was the first of it’s kind and built in the 1960’s with a few recent upgrades and remains an important asset to the scientific community.<\/p>\n

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The town of Rincon<\/a> is a popular tourist and surfing destination. \u00a0We just wandered around a bit one morning and would like to stop in again if we have an opportunity.<\/p>\n

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La Ruta\u00a0Panoramica<\/a><\/p>\n

We traveled a bit of this route which takes you into the mountains where you see a completly different side of Puerto Rico. \u00a0Very challenging driving and navigating but worth it. \u00a0We saw beautiful vistas along with coffee and banana plantations.<\/p>\n

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It was somewhat of a whirlwind trip with so much more to see, Puerto Rico is a beautiful island.<\/p>\n

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