Parque Nacional Isla De Cabras

Yesterday - being Three Kings Day - meant that the entire island was shut down - not a single store was open.. this holiday is bigger than Christmas and New Years put together!

We decided to take the truck for a spin and head out to Parque Nacional Isla De Cabras, which is located directly across the bay from Fort El Morro in Viejo San Juan.

This National Park is not accessible by public transport, and is heavily dominated by locals (as opposed to tourists which overrun the forts). Puerto Ricans are very proud people - evident by the way they dress, the items they purchase and where they choose to spend their time. They are also very family-oriented, yesterday being a perfect example of that.

We were almost the only white people there (including our little white puppy!), but there were many large families having their BBQ's, playing hispanic music and genuinely just enjoying eachothers company and having fun in their surrounding environment. This was Alpens first time outside at the beach, so we let her have a little run around and of course lots of sniffles. She loved the soft grass and the rocky areas - but was so scared of the water! She didnt want her little paws getting wet and always ran away when a wave came.

It was such a beautiful afternoon too - warm and very stormy, but without the rain. The sky was black and threatened to break open any minute - but that little bit of sunshine kept us going and after a few hours, we went home - tired, happy and an exhausted little puppy in our back seat.