Saturday, November 22, 2008

Puerto Rico

The last time Jason went out west on fire detail there were some guys in his crew from Puerto Rico. He and Taylor have been wanting to take a trip so they decided to go down there. They flew into San Juan the day that a category two hurricane was bearing down on the island. They drove to Old San Juan and when they got there the place was deserted and everyone was holed up waiting for the storm. They did find one bar that was open. The storm ended up skirting the edge of the island that night and they didn't get any weather out of it. The next day they drove along the coast to Isabela and hooked up with Gabriel. He owns a bar so they hung out there that night. The next morning they went surfing at Jobos beach and that afternoon Jason went diving and Taylor went snorkeling. Jason took the underwater camera so he could play with it and get good at taking pictures before our Honduras trip. After the fist dive the camera flooded. I couldn't believe it. When he got back Jason sent of the camera and housing and when they pressure tested the case it failed so we they replaced the whole thing. Luckily we got it back before Honduras. Saturday they drove through the jungle to get back to San Juan. Taylor flew out and Jason explored San Juan which is both a town and a fort. Sunday Jason flew home.