On the way from the airport to the Shangri-La Caribe. It came down *hard*. We had a moment of concern when the driver couldnt get the wipers to work. He had to pull over and fiddle with the fuses - I think he ended up taking the fuse from the horn and using that.
After we checked into the Shangri-la, everything was peachy. We each had hammocks outside of our rooms - Mom and Dad had the "Ocean view" room, which had a view of the ocean but was unairconditioned. Our rooms were in the back, but had A/C!
Dad loves the beach. He spent many hours on it, listening to his MP3 player and singing along with the Ghazals.
The storm clouds are coming in. The first day we ended up swimming in the ocean while it rained wonderfully. Its an amazing experience, although a bit frightening.