Hoopler (or is it Millper?) Time

Our good friends, the Hoopers, visited us this past week, and boy did we make the most of our time!  The best part is that I was able to sit back and relax while Andy took the leading in planning our day-trips.  We managed to cram in a trip to the Bacardi Distillery, hiking in El Yunque, swimming in waterfalls, exploring Cueva La Ventana, taking a boat ride at Lago Dos Bocas, exploring Old San Juan, and a ziplining tour.  On top of the great sight-seeing, we ate and drank like kings and queens.

Friday morning while Mike was at work (sad face), Emily, Andy and I headed out to Bacardi to take the tour of the distillery and enjoy some tasty beverages.

There's just something vacation-y about day drinking.  And, of course, day drinking is only made better when it is free and in a beautiful setting.  As part of the tour, we were each given 2 drink tickets so that we could taste any of the Bacardi rums.  Bacardi Peach Red with passion fruit juice was my drink of choice, and it were good!   

The property was absolutely gorgeous, the weather was perfect (read: slightly overcast with a nice wind to soften the heat) and the tour was actually entertaining and enlightening.

After the tour, we enjoyed our second free beverage (rum daquiris for all of us) while taking in the scenery.  

Next up was a visit to Old San Juan to grab a bite to eat at Pirilo Pizza Rustica and meet up with Mike.  Free rum and a goat cheese, arugula and prosciutto pizza.  Hoopler time just doesn't get any better!