Back to reality...

Hot weather in February is good. Parades, piña coladas, and nice beaches are fun. Bioluminescent dinoflagellates are cool. Unfortunately, we're back in cold rainy MA now. Pictures and details later.

Escaping the cold...

The extreme cold here seems to be over for the most part. We're seeing more rain than snow lately, but make no mistake, it's still winter, so we're of to Puerto Rico on Friday night for a short 5 day vacation. We're going to try to make this one a little bit more relaxed than last year's jaunt, but still have lots of stuff planned, including:

- Exploring old San Juan (in the daylight this time!).

- The Carnival parade in Ponce

- A stay overnight on the island of Culebra in the Spanish Virgin Islands

- A nighttime kayaking trip in the bioluminescent bay near Fajardo

It's supposed to be 88 degrees and sunny in Ponce on Sunday... I'm sure that will be a bit of a shock at first, but I'm definitely looking forward to it! More after we return.