Day 6 cycling from Ponce to Parguera

It’s my birthday!

A sweet birthday greeting and card  awaited me when I woke up this morning. We enjoyed a relaxed start to our morning with a nice coffee Tim bought from a local coffee shop. We used the RIDE GPS app to guide our way. 

Quiet morning hours in Ponce. 

We did not make it to see Cruces del Vigia up close, but we could see the 100 foot tall cross atop Vigia Hill. 

A bakery stop for a sweet treat was a fun stop. 

Fun photo opportunity…love that 10 second timer feature! 

We road by lots of power plant complexes. 

We arrived in Yauco and discovered it is “town of coffee”, so we decided we needed to have another cup of coffee with our early lunch.  But where…? 

11:11 shot -looking for a coffee place in and getting a bit turned around.😆

Found Carajillo Coffee House.   We enjoyed the coffee, eggs scramble, the atmosphere and most of all the conversations shared with the patrons there. It was also cool learning that the coffee beans are locally grown and “sun roasted” making it a medium roast. It was very nice. 

Once one the road again we started really noticing how we were no longer going through the lush, tropical region and were now in the a much drier area.  The visual difference showed as we were descending the second of the two climbs we had today. 

We arrived in the town of our destination… now to plug in our hotel in our Google Maps .

Upon checking in we were provided with a drink ticket for the poolside bar. … so obviously that was our next move. 

This guy was coming in with a wheelbarrow filled with burlap sacks..  Tim guessed fertilizer…. but he showed us the contents of the sacks… live lobsters! 

Touring the tourist town of Paraguera. We’re sure it gets hopping, but not on this Tuesday. 

Puerto Rico route 303 (near here) is recognized as the extraterrestrial route. This stretch of road is known for its UFO sighting and local folklore. 

My birthday dinner back at our mini resort.  The waiter recommended an Old Fashion made with Don Q 7 Year reserve rum.  Good choice! 

Chocolate birthday cake was delivered with a candle and song!  Very special 🥰🥳😆❤️