Our plan for today is relatively easy and should theoretically help us avoid the need to search for dinner. We are supposed to drive eastwards mostly following the coast then to check in early afternoon in our motel to leave all luggage and then drive to the Puerto del Rey marina. There we would take a boat tour to the nearby Vieques island to see the bioluminescent bay. The tour is supposed to also include besides the bioluminescent bay tour a dinner at a restaurant in Vieques. We have booked this tour far in advance and confirmed that it will have enough people so it won’t be cancelled so we feel confident in our plan.
As a result we leave the hotel relatively early after a short breakfast from our provisions and carry our luggage back to the nearby parking lot. At first we are not sure how exactly to pay for the parking but in the end figure it out. You have to pay the parking attendant then run/use the elevator to the car and make sure that in the 10 minutes allocated you actually make it with the car to the exit. We do it fast enough and then it’s a matter of navigating San Juan towards the highway that is leading eastward.
Before exiting San Juan metro we stop at the Laguna del Condado and take a short hiking trail to view birds in the lagoon. Unfortunately there are very few birds but there are quite a few good sized lizards and interesting vegetation. Also we like the view of the water with the “skyscrapers” in the background.
