Another hella rain today. After it passed I headed for San Juan.
Got here just fine. Decided to try without using map. Got perfectly wonderfully lost in the greater Santurce area. Ended up in a Section 8 barrio. Wound down every little street I could find. Each narrower than the last.
Trying to drive by dead reckoning after the sun had gone down. It was fun but I did end up right where I wanted to be eventually - at the food trucks park - but they were all closed. 1/2
I came because I needed to pick up a friend at the airport at midnight. So a 3-hour drive, with a couple stops along the way, ending up with a couple of beers and dinner.
Sounds like a perfectly relaxed evening. I've been to El Batey decades ago.
I lived in Vega Baja (near the beach) for several years.
So I popped out of there and ended up in Old San Juan and now having a beer at El Batey - the oldest bar in SJ. The bartender I've met before but only once every a few months. He recognized me. We chatted with no one else in the bar. My perfect night out.
Dinner will be Mexican food just up the street after this.
A fine adventure Mr. Frodo.