With the aid of our trusty now-Puerto Rican citizen, Alex Savage, we began our first day of our vacation with a trip to Old San Juan to see the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, one of the Old City's fortresses. With the rain that came later in the afternoon, this is where we spent the majority of our tourist hours today. The fortress was built in the 16th century and sits at the northwestern-most point of the island, at the mouth of a gorgeous bay. It is a huge structure, with all of the original staircases, watch towers and windows, and an awe inspiring view of the wide open ocean. We meandered about, as I snapped plenty of photos, wondering what it must have been like to live in San Juan when use of the fortress was more integral to survival than it was to a tourist's experience. The views and history were incredible, and fitting, welcomes to paradise.
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