We drove out to El Yunque Rainforest for a hike. It was the one thing i knew the kids would complain about the entire time, and be thrilled once we got there. It was a bit of a drive, and when we finally pulled into the parking area the kids were so excited to finally get there. Little did they know that it was just the beginning of the adventure. We took our backpacks filled with water, snacks and towels and set off walking. We took the Big Tree Trail which went up and down, but was never too steep for the kids to walk on. It rained for most of our walk, which they kept complaining about saying things like "I can't believe it's raining in the rain forest" and then cracking up at their little jokes.
After about 45 minutes we could hear the waterfall rushing down into the rocks and the kids were speechless. We found a spot on the rocks and we swam for awhile. Luckily the sun came out during the entire time we were in the water. It was so refreshing, definitely worth the trip.
We started walking back as soon as the sun went away and it rained the whole walk back. Thanks to the dense canopy though, we didn't really get wet, it was just refreshing. The Coquis were singing the entire time, we saw birds, lizards and snails. Very nice trip.
Back at the hotel we all just went straight to sleep. Then just went across the street and had Pizza.
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