It was the afternoon of the fourth day, and we had arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico!! Upon our arrival, we explored the shops in the terminal, since we had time to spare before our zip line adventure. After exploring for a little, we lined up at the assigned location and waited for our adventure to start. Knowing I was going to be spending the majority of the day in the rain forest, I wore capri work out leggings, a tank top, sneakers, and wore my swimsuit underneath. I also packed a bag with a long sleeve shirt, umbrella, water, camera, money, ID, and hand sanitizer. I was prepared, especially since it was already starting to rain.
We followed the group and boarded a tour bus. We watched videos of the zip line tour on the tv's in the bus, and were instructed to not worry about the sharp turns our bus driver would have to make to reach our destination. As our journey started, the bus drove us a half hour away. On the highway we heard a noise, but thought it had been from the bus running over something lying in the road. So we ignored it, and held on as our bus driver whipped through the small streets and brought us to our destination. As we got out, we had realized that the noise we heard on the highway was actually a tire blowing out on the bus. Very surprised we were glad we had made it with our risky bus driver.
We then were helped into our zip line gear consisting of helmets, a harness, and gloves. I was beyond excited. I had only gone zip lining once before, in Catalina Island-California, but this was going to be my boyfriends first time. We followed the tour guide up the hike trail while he explained the instructions along the way. I made sure we were first in line. Once we reached the first platform, I stood excitedly first in line. With everyone else being a little nervous, making sure I was first was not a problem. Even my boyfriend seemed to be a little nervous, but I told him that after the first one you will love it and you will no longer feel nervous. He was a little surprised I was so eager to be first. After all the tour guides went, it was my turn! They hooked my harness up and I was off, it was amazing. Imagine zip lining through a rain forest with trees above and below you! My boyfriend was next, and I was right. After his first leap he was hooked. We continued on to a few more platforms including one that was a vertical drop. And soon the adventure was over. I enjoyed every single minute of it, even through the rain and heat. After we hiked back to the second bus we were given water to cool down. The next stop on the bus was shopping!
We were dropped off at local shops. At this point we were tired and extremely hungry, but I insisted on not eating until I found souvenirs for all my friends and family, since we did not have much time before the ship was to leave again. After a couple hours of shopping, I finally found everything I was looking for. Including a hat made from actual bamboo, which was surprisingly soft! While I was happy I was done shopping, the heat and not eating had made us extremely hungry and tired. So we looked at a few menus of outdoor restaurants and finally decided to head to the Senor Frogs near the ship. Senor Frogs is a mexican party themed restaurant. When we entered we were given a buzzer to wait for a table, and made our way to the bar. Feeling hot and dehydrated we started with two yards of margaritas. One was in a blue cup, and I made sure mine was put in a pink one. After we paid for our drinks, the buzzer went off and we made our way to our tiny table right in front of a stage. We had a perfect view of a dj and fellow cruise members who were drunk and participating in games. After a few moments we were front and center for a fight between a few girls, all from the same cruise as us. We ordered nachos and enjoyed our drinks and the show. After eating, we made our way to the Senor Frogs gift shop where I purchased a pink shot glass, and then left the restaurant.
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