Puerto Rico
Today was our last
ride day. It was another early start. We met at the Promenade Café at 06:15 for
a quick breakfast then headed down to Deck 1 to get the bikes ready. This is
going to be a short day since we have to have the bikes back on board by 12:00.
We were off the boat almost as soon as the boat was docked. I was one of the
first bikes off for a change so I had to sit the longest. We were greeted by a
group of motorcycle officers; the Governor’s special task force. They were to
be our escorts for the day. First we had to get fuel. We pulled into the street
and next to a truck. In the back was a drum full of gas with a pump. Each bike
was refueled and now we were ready to go.
We took off through
the streets of San Juan with the police officers blocking the streets and
lights for us. This allowed us to get right onto the freeway where they blocked
the on ramps and traffic for us. We raced along as a group at over 60 in the 45
zones, zooming around construction zones and just blowing through traffic
lights. The police escort really speeds things up. We turned off the main
highway and started up the back roads up into the rainforest. The road was full
of curves and was mainly a sharp uphill. It was a fun ride with all of the
curves. We stopped at the base of a waterfall for some pictures then turned
around and headed back to the city of San Juan.
On the way back to San
Juan we really opened up, over 70 in some spots, all with a police escort and
blocking. We turned off of the main highway and continued along the oceanfront.
Here the roads weren’t so great. We had to continually point out pot holes to
following bikes. We entered the city, still with the police escort and rode
through old San Juan, down the cobblestone roads. Everywhere we went people
were taking photos and waving…much like the parade atmosphere of Bermuda. We parked in the median strip of the road on
the waterfront, as directed by the police, and walked around the shopping
district for about an hour before it was time to load the bikes back on the
ship. We did the nitrogen thing and the inspection thing one last time then
loaded the bikes.
After we finished with
the bikes we met in the Promenade Café. There we made plans for the afternoon. We
went to Johnny Rocket’s for lunch. It’s a 50-60’s diner that serves great
milkshakes and burgers. After that it was time for a nap but first we went to
the photo studio to check out the latest photos. While in the studio we came up
with an idea. At 17:30 we met at the photo studio in our biker garb. They shot
the pictures with a plain white background. We’ll get to see the pictures
tomorrow. We went back to the room and changed into our ‘evening clothes’ to go
to the big show at 19:15.
The show was pretty
good. It was a singing and dancing tribute to singing and dancing movies. We
left the show and went right to dinner. Tonight it was John and Carrie and Barb
and I. We had a really nice dinner. Good food, good people, good conversation.
After dinner we went down to the Grand Promenade for the big dance party. It
was a lot of fun. The place was packed, the music was loud and people were
dancing everywhere. When that ended we went up to the outdoor solarium for an
adult dance party. It was too cool and windy up there so we took a short walk
then turned in for the evening.
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