I
rose early for sail-in photos of San Juan, our last port on the 2018 World
Cruise... Boy, the time has really flown by! Janet, Mike and I cleared Immigration and
started our tour of the historic old city and forts of San Juan. We made our
way via Old San Juan first to Castillo San Felipe del Morro. El Morro
construction started in 1539 to protect San Juan Bay’s deep harbor from attack
by sea. A six level fortress, it
protected Spain’s access to the new world for over 300 years and has endured as
a masterpiece of engineering from the 1500’s to the present. We then made our
way to San Cristobál Fortress. This UNESCO World Heritage Site was built in
1634 to protect the city from landside attacks. San Cristobál covers 27 acres
and is the largest Spanish fort in the Americas. It boasts an excellent view over Old San Juan
and the sea... I was able us use my
National Park pass today as El Morro and San Cristobal are part of the National
Park System... I love my senior pass! After
touring the forts we returned to the ship via the old city, stopping at the
Plaza Colon and enjoying the 17th-century architecture, cobblestone streets and
historical buildings....another great day in San Juan. Hard to believe this
World Voyage is coming to a close....
Hope this isn’t my last World Voyage.
And so closes another amazing trip. Have to say I thoroughly enjoy your blog, your pictures and your commentary during the course of the trip, so I thank you many times over for the effort I know it takes. I may have missed an indication in one of your posts as to why this may be the last World Voyage, but I hope it is not, and I say this selfishly and for you as I know you enjoy them. I hope whatever the reasoning for mentioning it is something that can be worked out and no prevent you from sailing again on a World Voyage. I hope you enjoy the impending summer and want to thank you again for the amazing blog over the past 8 months of this trip!
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