7:00 Breakfast at Jane’s-today is our BIKE ride-go to Blackbeards. Trail-no cars-just horses-see where ammunition was stored during war. Stopped for pictures-don’t see rest of group-only John is bringing up rear. STOP-FLAT TIRE-takes both of us over an hr to fix-pump was difficult to use-NO ONE CAME TO FIND US. John asks if I still want to finish bike ride-really don’t care about biking-just want to eat lunch. Hilight of day-came up on group of horses-mother had just given birth. Got pictures of babies 1st steps☺☺. Found group on mile long cement peer eating lunch-another wonderful meal. Go back to motel-play in water before dinner-very nice outside restaurant. I have to cut back on food or never going to get on bike. Decide to go back to San Juan because John & Jane are leaving Mon for NY-on Tues they fly to ISTANBOL-others going to San Juan on Sat. Hostel is now full. Jane likes DAHOUSE-Ask for cheapest room. $90-we get a room w/very loud music playing next door from 9:00-3:00 AM. OK-have earplugs.
FRAN-was the “oldest” women on our tour at 69. She had run marathons & took up biking because of knee problems. In 2002 she biked over 10,000 including our trip. At 83, she’s slowing down to 6,000 a yr-mainly because she has a new obsession-geocaching. With the use of her phone she has found over 700 hidden treasures-including 4 or 5 in Vieques-on our bike trip & on way to airport. She is always positive-she’s my hero.