A day as a tourist in Rincón

Yesterday in the night I arrive in Rincón. Rincón is a town that is two hours far from San Juan, the capital city. Therefore I’m currently staying in a friend’s apartment here, near the beach. I’m so excited because even thought I love beaches, to my surprise there was a surfing contest.  The beach, the lovely sun, the smooth sand, and the beautiful landscape… perfect combination to relax in this paradise. First thing that we, my brother and I, did on Saturday morning was to go to Rincón Bakery and order a “Media Noche” sandwich. I ordered it because its name sounds funny. Nevertheless, it was delicious. The bakery was located inside the town; therefore we visit the “Plaza”. It was a small one, but it was logic, Rincón is not a big town.

Everyone was so nice and kind, that they explain us the way to the contest beach like a thousand times. So on our way to Dome’s beach we buy some “Medallas”, the local beer and munchies. When we arrive to the beach it was really crowded, but we find the perfect spot. We spot our things really close to the shore. The hut was really hot so we needed some extra sun block. For our lucky there was a girl giving free sun block. There was also a guy that was selling Puerto Rican souvenirs for $1.00, so we bought him some. A thing that calls my attention was that the speaker of the surf contest was translating all he was talking in Spanish to English. Therefore it was really easy for me to understand what were the waves scores and the fun facts that they were giving. Their reggae music and all the people chilling there was so relaxing that it never pass through my mind real issues and problems that maybe they were facing. Their educational system is a good one? The health system is universal or is a good one? They want to be part of United States? They feel part of them? But those were questions that I really was not in the mood to get answer or dig about them with the people at my surroundings. Nevertheless the last day of the contest I participate in a free raffle that the prize was a surfboard with all the signatures of the main surfers in the contest. It would never pass through my mind that I will win that raffle, but I won. It just was an amazing and beautiful weekend in Rincón.

I think that Rincón is a tourist destination, not only for foreign travelers, but also for local people living in Puerto Rico. I reach to this conclusion because a lot of the people that were serving in the restaurants were speaking in English. Therefore it was really easy for me to spend there my day/weekend as a tourist.