Cycling day 7 La Parguera to Rincon

We were eager to get back on the road again after having a day off.  Beautiful weather (like always) as we climb out of the touristy coastal town.  In this first photo, a huge unmanned blimp ballon continuously hovers in the sky. It is a US customs and border protection vessel used for surveillance to detect low-flying aircraft and surface vessels in the Caribbean.

We were only on the 303 for about 5 miles, but were looking out for any UFO’s. This area is a hotspot for sightings. And has become known as the “UFO Route”.

Newly planted pineapple field . 

Another example of the lengths some Puerto Ricans will go to be the loudest on the road. 

One town that we road through had this large sign posted : 

Cute tourist town of Boqueron, right on a large bay. 

Another hill top 😆

Tim calls me the “mother tucker”, but it’s hard to be aerodynamic when descending with the extra  baggage. 

11:11 shot of the day. 

Riding past the Estadio Isidoro García stadium in Marquez, named after Isidoro “El Cholo”  García, a local pitcher who threw the first ever no-hitter! 

Yikes… how to cross a speedy highway in a construction zone timing it just right with the cars that are also making the same move…. I was balancing until I wasn’t!!! Yes, I tipped over when I couldn’t unclip fast enough!  Long story short, construction workers, people in cars and of course Tim were all very concerned about my well-being. I could only laugh. I was fine. The bike needed a few adjustments, but all was well. 

Once in town, we went to the Harbour  restaurant for lunch while waiting for our room to be ready. There we started a conversation with Riley and her dad Ryan from Colorado, here for The Tropical MTB Challenge, an international mountain bike race. We’ve been seeing a lot of fast moving mountain bike bikes on the road, but  the competition is all off-road. Riley is still in high school and also competes on her high school mountain bike team. 

Yay! At our cute beach front casita. 

The grounds are so beautifully maintained. 

Tim was thrilled to find a boogie board to borrow. 

Water was warm and the beach smooth. 🤩

Walked to town and passed some beautiful murals . 

 

Our destination was Rincon Beer company, but we got to partake in the weekly Thursday evening Art Walk. Local vendors and artisans as well as crowds of people flocked to the scene. While having a beer and dinner at the  brewery we shared a table  and lively conversation with Russ and Diana, a couple from  Florida. 

We were pooped by the time we walked back to our casita.