Fajardo is about 45 minutes away on the north east tip of Puerto Rico. It is known as a watersports hub. We have taken a few tours (fishing, catamaran and mini boats) from the marina. I went to Seven Seas beach for the first time when I came house shopping with girlfriends. The water is usually calm and you can just chill in the water with a drink in hand. Even a snack.

Today, our goal was to snorkel. We put on our gear and struggled to get out in out flippers. What a sight. We followed a tour to the snorkeling spot which is about half a mile out and marked with a buoy. Once we got past the sea grass, and reached a reef, we saw some interesting fish. But not much at all. And it was a lot of work. We decided it was not worth the effort and headed back. Fifty feet in, Santosh yells, “There’s a large school of fish here!” I head over and it’s another reef with a lot more fish. I try to take a picture but do not succeed. iPhones in plastic sheaths don’t work that well. We spend another half hour in this spot before heading out.

Exhausted but happy with the snorkeling, we head to the car with visions of arepas in our minds. Pescaderia Don Candi is our favorite lunch spot in Fajardo and has the best arepas. Unfortunately, we find an expensive parking ticket on our car. Bummer! It’s a lesson we should have learned by now, just pay for parking, it’s safer!

We head to Don Candi and enjoy some fabulous arepas. This little cafe with outdoor dining is usually packed pn weekends. Today it was empty. We enjoyed our arepas stuffed with shrimp and crab with a ocean view. It was a mighty fine day!