{"id":4669,"date":"2015-12-18T12:04:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T18:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/?p=4669"},"modified":"2016-01-04T12:21:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T18:21:33","slug":"a-tour-of-rincon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/puerto-rico\/a-tour-of-rincon\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tour of Rinc\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday, I got up and Kris was crabby because we’d forgotten half of the ingredients we needed for a proper breakfast. We decided to go into town, get more groceries, and stop at the coffeeshop\/bakery we’d noticed the night before. Matt was still asleep, so we left him a note.<\/p>\n

We spent way too much more time at the grocery store, and then he dropped Orsi and I off at the cute hipster coffee shop while he circled. They didn’t really have breakfast stuff, though – mostly just cupcakes – so we just grabbed coffee for everyone and went to the car, then went back to the condo where Kris complained about making breakfast, even though that was the plan all along. (He won’t let anyone help, either.)<\/p>\n

Then it was finally beach time. What a glorious beach it was.<\/p>\n

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We had it nearly to ourselves, and spend a very long time just bobbing around in the water drinking beer or Sangriiia packets that Kris launched from the beach. There was a seagull hanging out on a buoy, so I had to take the time to swim out to it and try to punch him off of it. (He flew away before I got there. Jerk.)<\/p>\n

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Once we had depleted our beer supplies and finished swimming, we went back to the condo and hung out in the pool for a bit, then headed upstairs to change. After that, we jumped in the car and drove the few miles to the Rinc\u00f3n lighthouse.<\/p>\n

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There was a big park surrounding it, with great views of the surfing beaches in the area. It’s hard to see in the photos, but there were a ton of surfers out that day. Also, the beaches were gorgeous.<\/p>\n

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It’s kind of amazing that there’s a good swimming beach located that near surfing spots. Usually you find those things on opposite sides of an island.<\/p>\n

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From there, we drove up into the hills above\u00a0Rinc\u00f3n. (Our Minnesotan pal had told us the bars were down that way, so we figured we’d drive around and see what we found. On top of a big hill, we found a bar\/surf shop with a good view of the ocean. It was across the street from this road sign, the awesome symbol of\u00a0Rinc\u00f3n. (There’s nothing interstate about that main road.)<\/p>\n

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We had mojitos and tostones, and hung out for a while. Then we got back in the car and headed into town. Matt and Kris went back to the brewery, and Orsi and I went to do some shopping in town. Most of the stores were already closed, but I found a really cute woven purse and a\u00a0Rinc\u00f3n sign at a cute shop run by a lady who split time between Puerto Rico and Hawaii. I thought we had it pretty good, but damn.<\/p>\n

We joined them for a beer, and then took the car back to park it at the condo. We were there with just enough time to grab some Medallas and head to the beach for sunset.<\/p>\n

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Kris joined the Medalla ad campaign:
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And here it is post-sunset. I really love that beach.<\/p>\n

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From there, we walked down to the far end of the beach to a little shopping area called Sunset Village. There was a big restaurant there named The Harbor<\/a>, where we got a table out on the patio near the bar. They appeared to have a nice waterfront\/beach there, but it was hard to see at night.<\/p>\n

I was excited that their vegetable mofongo was actually really good, as were their mojitos. Everyone else had seafood. A band started setting up near the entrance, and eventually began playing Puerto Rican music. After a couple songs, they launched into Sweet Child of Mine<\/em>. Awesome.<\/p>\n

Post-dinner, we decided we needed to go back to the old-guy karaoke bar at the beach, but Orsi and I decided that first we needed to stop and say bye to Stefania and have a drink at her bar before we did so. Of course one drink with Stefania turned into three drinks and shots made by her boyfriend the chef. Then we headed to the karaoke bar, where we drank crappy beer and danced, trying not to fall over in flipflops.<\/p>\n

And then, it was well past time to head back to the condo and sleep, since we had to get back to San Juan the next day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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