Photos from our trip to Puerto Rico.

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The photos taken by the iPhone were by Kathie, all others but one by Tom.

A special shout out to Abdon, without whom we would never have gone to Puerto Rico, and whose expertise allowed us to see these wonderful sights.

There are quite a few pictures here, so here's a table of contents for this page:

Cavernas del Rio Camuy. A spectacular cavern
The 16th century Spanish fort Castillo San Felipe del Morro, AKA El Morro
A walk around the shoreline of El Morro
Flowers
From an airplane window
The El Yunque Rain Forest
Various critters and other wonders.
Abdon, Gaby, Alejandra, Tom, and Kathie
Interesting plants
The streets of San Juan
Along the northern shores of Puerto Rico

Cavernas del Rio Camuy. A spectacular cavern

The wall of the huge sink hole leading to the cave entrance. Taken: 2024:01:12 10:54:50
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The entrance to the cave. Taken: 2024:01:12 09:48:00
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Stalactites. Taken: 2024:01:12 11:02:46
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The cave was very damp. Even at 86F (30C), the air was foggy. Taken: 2024:01:12 11:08:15
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Cave22. Taken: 2024:01:12 10:58:35, Lens: iPhone, 6 f/1.8 @ 0.5, ISO 2500.

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The 16th century Spanish fort Castillo San Felipe del Morro

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The walkway leading to the fort's entrance. Taken: 2024:01:14 10:12:08
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The Spanish, Puertoricans, and Americans have controlled the fort. Taken: 2024:01:14 10:17:07
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A huge cannon, there was no other data about it. Taken: 2024:01:14 10:41:53
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A cannon's field of fire. Taken: 2024:01:14 10:27:08
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A lighthouse was a 19th century addition. Taken: 2024:01:14 10:27:20
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Entrance to a guard tower. Taken: 2024:01:14 10:36:09
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Kathie checks out an El Morrow guard tower. Taken: 2024:01:14 09:44:32
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5DSr_3995. Taken: 2024:01:14 10:44:14
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View from another gunport Taken: 2024:01:14 11:06:14
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Soldier's sleeping quarters. Taken: 2024:01:14 11:15:57
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A panorama from the gate to the Castle ElMorro park. Taken: 2024:01:13 08:47:14
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A panorama from the highest level of Castle ElMorro. Taken: 2024:01:13 08:47:14
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Chapel. Taken: 2024:01:14 09:23:27, Lens: iPhone, 6 f/1.8 @ 1/121, ISO 80.

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El Morro's Bell. Taken: 2024:01:14 09:17:27, Lens: iPhone, 6 f/1.8 @ 1/2000, ISO 64.

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A walk around the shoreline of del Morro

6D_8332. Taken: 2024:01:11 15:36:23
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6D_8337. Taken: 2024:01:11 15:46:19
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6D_8343. Taken: 2024:01:11 15:51:56
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6D_8358. Taken: 2024:01:11 15:57:40
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6D_8365. Taken: 2024:01:11 15:59:15
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6D_8382. Taken: 2024:01:11 16:11:19
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Flowers

6D_8449. Taken: 2024:01:13 11:40:07
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6D_8456. Taken: 2024:01:13 12:16:52
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6D_8458. Taken: 2024:01:13 12:17:20
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6D_8466. Taken: 2024:01:13 12:52:52
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Flower2. Taken: 2024:01:13 13:30:15, Lens: iPhone, 2 f/2.2 @ 1/99, ISO 100.

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Orchid. Taken: 2024:01:14 13:48:18, Lens: iPhone, 2 f/2.2 @ 1/166, ISO 40.

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Orchid2. Taken: 2024:01:14 13:48:24, Lens: iPhone, 2 f/2.2 @ 1/146, ISO 40.

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From an airplane window

Stuffing ourselves into economy airline seats. Taken: 2024:01:11 08:12:06
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Taking off from Dulles. Taken: 2024:01:11 09:01:10
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Leaving North America. Taken: 2024:01:11 09:40:01
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A small boat churns up the water. Taken: 2024:01:11 12:03:34
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The El Yunque Rain Forest

An unusual plesantness was the lack of mosquitoes. No one knew why they wern't there, but we didn't argue! Taken: 2024:01:13 12:23:32
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5DSr_3863. Taken: 2024:01:13 13:00:34
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A clearing allows us to glimpse the sea. Taken: 2024:01:13 12:34:41
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Even if it lives on the side of a cliff, you can't keep this palm down! Taken: 2024:01:13 13:32:38
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We occasionally glimpse the mountain adjacent to ours, note that the forest canopy consists of palm trees. These are fast growing, and replaced old growth trees that were wiped out by a severe hurricane a decade or so ago. Taken: 2024:01:13 13:38:50
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A telephoto view of the canopy. Taken: 2024:01:13 13:15:41
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Ferns are the first to grow in a cleared area. Soon the palms will take over. Taken: 2024:01:13 13:47:21
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A tropical waterfall panorama. Best in high res. Taken: 2024:01:13 13:15:41
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Various critters and other wonders.>

A room, carved into the cliff near the abandoned railroad tunnel. Taken: 2024:01:12 15:19:52
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The entrance to the tunnel. Taken: 2024:01:12 15:41:06
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A powered paraglider buzzes the beach. Taken: 2024:01:13 16:04:43
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The view from the open window of our resturant. Taken: 2024:01:14 12:02:28
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A cemetary on the north shore of old San Juan. Taken: 2024:01:14 13:19:00
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Show off! Taken: 2024:01:14 13:22:44
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An iguana checks us out. Taken: 2024:01:11 15:53:10
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There are more than a few stray cats on the island. Taken: 2024:01:11 16:16:57
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A snail inches up a tree. Taken: 2024:01:13 11:46:33
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Pelican. Taken: 2024:01:11 17:09:53, Lens: iPhone, 9 f/2.8 @ 1/555, ISO 25.

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Iguana. Taken: 2024:01:14 13:20:12, Lens: iPhone, 9 f/2.8 @ 1/622, ISO 25.

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Iguanas. Taken: 2024:01:14 13:20:12, Lens: iPhone, 9 f/2.8 @ 1/622, ISO 25.

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Lizard. Taken: 2024:01:13 13:29:16, Lens: iPhone, 6 f/1.8 @ 1/138, ISO 50.

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Abdon, Gaby, Alejandra, Tom, and Kathie

Alejandra, Abdon, Gaby, Kathie. Taken: 2024:01:11 15:15:04
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Gaby takes a photo of Kathie and Tom. Taken: 2024:01:11 15:15:23
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Abdon. Taken: 2024:01:12 10:49:06
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Gaby and Kathie read about an abandoned railroad tunnel. Taken: 2024:01:12 15:16:36
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Gaby and Abdon check out a boulder. Taken: 2024:01:12 15:24:54
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Abdon and Kathie. Taken: 2024:01:12 17:09:49
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5DSr_3931. Taken: 2024:01:13 16:07:36
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5DSr_3940. Taken: 2024:01:13 17:21:06
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5DSr_4034. Taken: 2024:01:14 13:26:39
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Tom. Taken: 2024:01:12 15:12:16, Lens: iPhone, 6 f/1.8 @ 1/6410, ISO 80.

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Gaby sits upon an enormous driftwood log. Taken: 2024:01:12 15:18:01, Lens: iPhone, 9 f/2.8 @ 1/1946, ISO 25.

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Gaby. Taken: 2024:01:13 17:47:58, Lens: iPhone, 6 f/1.8 @ 1/171, ISO 100.

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Interesting plants

Puertorican "poison ivy". You don't want to touch this! Taken: 2024:01:12 10:37:23
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A fern of a different color. Taken: 2024:01:13 12:37:53
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The unusual roots of this palm tree allow it to survive hurricanes that uproot lesser trees. Taken: 2024:01:13 12:46:22
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PalmSeeds2. Taken: 2024:01:13 13:23:27, Lens: iPhone, 6 f/1.8 @ 1/121, ISO 80.

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A curled palm leaf begins to open. Taken: 2024:01:13 12:30:24
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The streets of San Juan

5DSr_3967. Taken: 2024:01:14 09:51:11
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5DSr_3968. Taken: 2024:01:14 09:52:34
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An international flare in road barriers. Taken: 2024:01:14 13:23:44
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5DSr_4044. Taken: 2024:01:14 13:41:09
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A park dedicated to feeding pigeons. They love it! Taken: 2024:01:14 14:46:55
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A cobblestone street, looking west. Taken: 2024:01:11 15:22:32
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Looking east. Taken: 2024:01:11 15:22:52
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Church. Taken: 2024:01:11 16:27:58, Lens: iPhone, 6 f/1.8 @ 1/7937, ISO 80.

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6D_8331. Taken: 2024:01:11 15:34:52
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Panorama of a rather large tree. Taken: 2024:01:13 13:15:41
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Fountain. Taken: 2024:01:11 17:21:39, Lens: iPhone, 9 f/2.8 @ 1/241, ISO 25.

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GraffitiFrog. Taken: 2024:01:14 13:18:55, Lens: iPhone, 6 f/1.8 @ 1/966, ISO 64.

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Local fast food. Taken: 2024:01:13 18:49:30, Lens: iPhone, 6 f/1.8 @ 1/60, ISO 800.

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Along the northern shores of Puerto Rico

5DSr_3788. Taken: 2024:01:12 15:15:30
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5DSr_3795. Taken: 2024:01:12 15:18:43
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5DSr_3813. Taken: 2024:01:12 15:38:03
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5DSr_3951. Taken: 2024:01:14 09:08:32
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5DSr_4037. Taken: 2024:01:14 13:28:42
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A wave breaks over the rocks... Taken: 2024:01:12 16:13:50
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and breaks... Taken: 2024:01:12 16:13:51
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and breaks a bit more. Taken: 2024:01:12 16:13:52
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A surfer tries to catch a wave... Taken: 2024:01:12 16:39:04
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but it catches him! Taken: 2024:01:12 16:39:09
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