Today we had to check out of our beach house in Loiza and we didn’t want to leave this beautiful spot. Josh and Liev got up early this morning and watched the sunrise from the beach. Such a cute, fun time for them to be together while the rest of us were snoozing at home. After breakfast and before check out we all took one last trip to the beach and played for a couple hours to get our fill of the sand and salt water. We packed up and headed away from the house that has been so much a fun starting point for our trip!
Just a few last things before we left the north side of the island
- We watched the sand crabs go in and out of their small homes in the sand this morning on the beach. We didn’t realize how many there were until we sat quietly and very still. Then there were hundreds!
- We had a small leak in one of the tires on the van so we stopped in for that to get fixed. While we waited, Liev climbed a tree and Beck did his best karate kid interpretation.
- The trees down our lane had the coolest flowers and foliage hanging from them. After running past them every morning I finally got the chance to get a picture as we pulled away.
- This mercado just down the street was our go-to every morning doe fresh bread and food supplies for the day.
We did love our time here in Loiza!
We did love our time here in Loiza!
We drove about an hour and a half away from the north side of the island and the city of San Juan down to the south to a small country town called Coamo. The drive was gorgeous and the south side of the island has a slower feel to it. Not as much hustle as the bigger city and the homes are spread out between the country and farm lands. We drove up a windy hill to the very top until we reached a gate that opened up to the house we were staying at. We could hardly believe once we got here that this was actually our home for the next few days! It is absolutely crazy to look from the back deck of our house and see down to the whole valley below and the beautiful view that it is! We have so much open space around us to run around and play and hang out for the next few days and we can’t wait!
Tonight we had a tour at the bio bay in Parguera booked. It was about an hour drive from Coamo so we once again loaded up in the van and drove down for the evening. We got to Parguera just as the sun was setting and climbed into the boat that was waiting to take us out to the bay. We had told the kids about it and how cool the bioluminescence was going to be but I don’t think they actually knew what to expect. The ride out to the bay was warm and it was such a perfect night. We chose a night with no moon so that we could see the glowing better. It worked out perfectly! Once we got inside the bay we loaded into kayaks and were able to kayak around and see all the glowing organisms in the water. Josh and I have done this before but it never gets old. It is the coolest thing to see the water for a second or two! Our tour guide gave us permission to swim in the bay as well and once we got in the water it was even cooler for all of us to see. The kids kept swing their arms and feet side to side and the water glowing beneath them was so awesome! It was like a million tiny sparkles wherever you moved and it’s pretty magical. We had about an hour in the water together and we just couldn’t get enough. Beck and Desh would just float on their backs and “relax” in the water while staring up at the stars above them. It was super cute to see how much the kids loved being there and definitely something I will remember forever!
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