Happy Easter everyone! I hope it was as much of a beauty of a weekend on the mainland as it was here. We had some pretty great weather - much less humid, breezy, and cooler temps. Perfect scenario for a little exploring! Since we first got here, I've seen pictures of a place called "Cueva Ventana" (Window Cave) but I've never been able to find directions for how to get there. Another Puerto Rico blog I follow made a posting on Friday, extolling its beauty, and FINALLY!! posting directions! As luck would have it, we were planning on going to Gustavo's party on Saturday, and he lives in the same town as the caves, Utuado. So, with GPS in hand, Pandora streaming the Beach Boys in the car, and several changes of clothes, we headed out.
Here's thing number 3,534,194 that I love about living in Puerto Rico: there are a gazillion beautiful things to see, and most of them are free for the traipsing, if you can just find them. Cueva Ventana is a prime example. The directions go something like this: "Find Highway 10. Take it to Utuado. Look for the Texaco around km 75. Park on the side of the highway and look for the dirt path that's been chained off leading up the hill. Walk up the pathway, and each time it forks, take the path that looks right. Recommend: right, right, then left until you find a big tree with roots growing into a cave entrance. You can get into the cave that way, but it's not recommended for the first time since there's an 8 foot dropoff into pitch dark. Keep walking to the bigger entrance". Can you imagine something like that in Florida, for example? It would be: "follow the signs to the toll road. Pay toll, then find parking lot. Pay parking fee. Head to Visitor's Center to pay entrance fee and sign liability waiver. Put on obligatory helmet, knee pads, and safety goggles. Walk to the entrance of the cave, look in, then proceed to movie theater to view the movie of the cave" We had fun :-)
Ok. So, here starts the pictures. BTW - we took millions of pictures, so I'll upload them to another google album which you can access here: (tbd)
More pictures of the Old old old Ceiba trees in Quebradillas:
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