I’m generally a traditionalist and would prefer to stay home for the holidays celebrating with family, but this year we decided we needed to get away & Puerto Rico was a great last minute choice. We left home Christmas morning & were approaching the island by early afternoon. We flew over lots of beautiful islands and coastline before getting to the mainland & we flew right in over the Old Fort that sits out on a peninsula.
Old San Juan sits on a narrow strip of land between the ocean & a smaller bay where all the cruise ships dock.
I originally thought we were going to land at this airport & runways that end in water always make me a bit nervous.
I later learned that this is the smaller, regional airport that is right by the port where all the cargo & freight arrive on the island.
To the left in the photo is Old San Juan & to the right of the bridge is the famous Condado Beach area with tons of hotels and gorgeous beaches.
We were sitting directly over the wings in the exit row, so my views were pretty limited since the engine blocked most of my view, but I always love getting a view of a new place from up above.
For some reason, San Juan reminded me of Miami with all of the tall residential towers lined up along the beach, all fighting for an ocean view.
The forecast for the whole week called for scattered showers & partly cloudy everyday. As we landed, a downpour off the coast created a beautiful rainbow out over the ocean.
GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: Even though the Texans didn’t win yesterday, they still had an awesome season & I’m proud of them.
