I think everyone slept in late, this morning. I certainly did, at least.
We ate breakfast outside on the upper patio, on the ocean side. This photo is of the upper patio on the inland side, though.
We found a great spot with some shade, within sight of the condo, and set up for the day just before 11 AM. The forecast was for scattered storms in the afternoon, so we planned to just stay at the beach until the rain started.
The rain never came, though, so we just spent the whole day at the beach, right outside the condo. The day could be summarized as: swimming, walking, snorkeling, reading, eating, drinking. Not in that order.
Everywhere on the island, there have been small lizards, flitting around in the leaves/bushes. This little guy was maybe 6" in length.
By 4 PM or so, we were all somewhat fried, and returned to the condo to shower and have a snack.
Just before 6, we headed up the road to the Faro Punto lighthouse park to have a drink and watch the sunset.
To the east, the storm clouds were rolling in, but it was clear and perfect weather at the northwest point of the island.
Just around the corner, to the east, we got a glimpse of The Dome. Despite the appeal of seeing a decommissioned nuclear power plant, we did not make the walk over there.
Instead, we got cocktails and snacks, and watched the sunset.
The park was somewhat crowded, and apparently there was a bike race this weekend, which caused an absurd amount of traffic.
After sunset, it got very dark out at the point... in fact, it appeared that the power had gone out, as the cafe/bar where we got drinks was operating by phone-flashlight, and none of the strings of lights were on.
Before it got too dark, we bailed on the lighthouse park and headed back to town for dinner.
Along the way, we stopped at the Ricomini bakery and bought one of almost everything in the bakery case (before dinner, because they wouldn't be open after). If you are ever in Rincón, I'd definitely recommend stopping here. And definitely go to the bakery while hungry.
Just down the road from the bakery, we arrived at our dinner venue for the evening: OneTwo.Rincon.
It was excellent, and also cheap. Karyn, Chistie, and I made a quick sortie across the street to get some cans of Medalla beer, since our dinner venue was BYO.
When we got back to the condo, we split some of the pastries for dessert, out on the rear/upper patio.
Tomorrow, we plan to head down the west coast to the Cabo Rojo salt flats and national wildlife refuge.
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