Today were going to do something a bit different and visit one of the coffee haciendas in the mountains of Puerto Rico. A coffee hacienda is a basically a coffee plantation, but the ones here offer tours, bird watching, hiking - even accomodation! We thought it would be a great thing to do whilst Geoff's knee isnt the best, and something that we could take Alpen along to, too.
This was the first time we'd ventured away from the coastal roads and went inland - and I could say for certain that the forests here are as beautiful as the beaches. They are just unspoilt, a lot more rugged and therefore also not a tourist in sight - exactly what we wanted! We began along a "highway" - which was apparently a two lane road... maybe for motorcycles! We did about 6 hours worth of twisty, winding roads with beautiful lush jungle, tropical flowers, rainforests and cute little villages. We just had to stop at one of the many open air bars at the top of the mountains which had a beautiful view overlooking a valley... a great, filling meal for $5 - beer for $1 and we were back on our way. By this time we were having so much fun on these tiny roads and beautiful views that we thought, we'll do the coffee places on another day and just continue exploring, taking every opportunity to stop off for pictures, take a paddle in the waterfalls or say hello to a local that were fascinated by Geoff's truck and my blonde hair (haha, can you imagine that someone asked me, "Where are you from?", I replied "Australia" and he said "Really? Your english is perfect!".... what do you say to that?)
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