San Juan, Puerto Rico Day-1

This is the beginning of our ten day Southern Caribbean cruise.

Jenny dropped us off at the Salt Lake City airport around 5:30 am. We flew to Atlanta and then on to San Juan where it was dark when we arrived at 7:30 pm (4:30 S.L.C. time). After getting settled in at the Caribe Hilton Hotel, we went out and found a place to eat (fish tacos and fried fish), and then we wondered around the hotel grounds. It was a very nice evening.

Time exposure of Linda, it made the fish look long.

This was the last time we wore long pants and long sleeved shirts, until the day we flew home (except when in the ship dinning room)

Part of an old fort

Singing Coqu'i, pronounced "Ko-Kee" this tiny (1-inch) frog performs its little song nightly throughout the island, listen to it on the video with this blog. They have tried to move it to other islands, without sucess, so it's only found in Puerto Rico.

My Best Friend

 Since the time we met, Brian has been my best friend, the one who understands me the best.  I'm doing this post to thank him for all the years we've been together, and to tell him how much he means to me.

It means a lot to me that he LOVES our grandchildren, he is always willing to do anything for them.  From giving blessings to planning awesome backyard campouts.

 The grandkids all love "Papa".

I am also thankful for the wonderful father he has been and continues to be to our four beautiful daughters.

 He makes me laugh, encourages me to do things important to me, is supportive of the choices I make and comforts me when the world is a little too harsh.  I can't believe I made such a good choice at the tender age of 19 when I said yes to his question, "will you marry me".

I would do it all again, but thankfully I don't have to.  I hope I have many more years with my BEST FRIEND!