Old San Juan Bums

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Old San Juan Cats

We had a couple of final days in Old San Juan before we split off to visit family. We spent it wandering around together in a now familiar routine, stopping at our local pub for a to-go glass of beer, some goofing around time at the fort’s green space with a new flavor of piragua, a chat, and a slow stroll home through the quieting evening streets.

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The San Sebastian street party is a big deal every year. Didn’t happen this year. Bartenders seemed sad filling the to-go cups they had sitting around.

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19 Comments on “Old San Juan Bums”

    1. Didn’t get 4 off the list – but we went back one more time, to finish up. 1 flavor was out of stock! Goals! 🙂

  1. Lovely views of old San Juan. And now, back to sea! I’m sure you all are excited to be moving again. Bon Voyage!

    1. Thanks, Jon! Another cruising season has begun – off Vieques now (with days of rain). We can pick the day we leave, too bad we cannot pick sunny skies.

  2. It wasn’t too many years ago that the green space at the old fort was a 9 hole golf course with sand greens.

    1. Wow had to look that up (not much from that time).

      American military occupation (1898–1961)
      Modification to the Spaniard fortification by US military during WW2
      El Morro and many other Spanish government buildings in Old San Juan became part of a large U.S. Army post, called Fort Brooke. In the early 20th century, the U.S. military filled up the esplanade (the green space in front of “El Morro”) with baseball diamonds, hospitals, officers’ quarters, an officers’ club and even a golf course.

    1. Yes, loads of cats (no dogs – so that’s good). And mostly friendly, fed, and healthy ones. A couple more years they should see a reduced community cat colony as they are practicing the Trap-Neuter-Return.

  3. Love getting these updates in my mailbox. Wonderful colour where you travel to! Gives me a nice break from market stuff 🙂 Thank you!

  4. I hate “roof dogs”. The ones I’ve encountered all seem so vicious. Granted, they can’t get you, but still….

    1. Agree. These were the only two we saw during our stay – and they were chill and in good health. Not many dogs in Old San Juan…

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