Our first family excursion was to Castillo de San Cristóbal, the fort finished in 1783-built to protect the "rich port" that the Spanish had established in San Juan. It was the most intriguing fort I've ever visited. It is so OLD, but so well preserved and pleasing to the eye. The kids loved exploring the dungeon, where they have preserved some drawings of galleons that imprisoned sailors scratched into the dank walls centuries ago.
The fam. You can see we look a bit wet and bedraggled.
Here you can see the city of Old San Juan behind Mac's noggin.
These pictures show the iconic sentry boxes that PR uses as a (unofficial?) national symbol.
Old San Juan. Can't wait to explore it!
Apparently we arrived in San Juan during the rainy season- it rains off and on all day. Heap big rain. The day at the fort we dodged it all day. This guy was smart. But truly, I decided, pouring rain is rather refreshing on a Caribbean isle when you don't care about your hair.
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