Driving along the southern coast, we swung in to the marina area in Salinas. The Salinas Bay is home to many cruising sailboats. The local sail repair and canvas shop is run by a lady named Maryann. She has a pet cockatoo, I thought it was a parrot, that gets so excited about swinging on a rope that it almost kills you with laughter to watch. Maryann swings the rope and the bird screams "Weeeeee" as it reaches the top of the swing. Then we spent the night in Ponce, the second-largest city in Puerto Rico and a self-proclaimed laid-back alternative to the modernism and hustle of San Juan. The old architecture in downtown Ponce is definitely worth a trip to see. The next morning we continued on to Rincon, the surfing capital of the Caribbean. High season starts in a couple of months, so we decided to rent an apartment close to the beach for a couple of months to take advantage of the mostly deserted beaches before the crowds of surfers arrive.
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