Puerto Rico, Aguadilla

Well, we'd been here almost two days now — we were way overdue for some golf (in Peter's mind). He found a course in Aguadilla, in the northwest corner of the island, on the ocean. It was actually on the old Ramey Air Force base, now called Punta Borinquen, where for a bargain-basement price of $10 each, we had the pleasure of walking 18 on a corner of cliff overlooking the sea. Not the most manicured of greens, but I was more concerned about how to carry my cameras than how the puts were rolling.

It was a hot, tiring round, but the wind was always blowing. Afterwards we relaxed and enjoyed the view at the clubhouse ...

Just below the golf course was a scenic beach ...

And a bit further south was Crash Boat Beach — at first I thought this meant that strong surf had caused boats to come crashing ashore here ... but no. It's so-named because vessels (I guess even rowboats) used to head out from here, to save downed fighter planes from the now-defunct Ramey Air Force base we had just left.

And last but not least, at the southern end of Aguadilla, another pretty spot ...

Continuing down the western coast of Puerto Rico, we'd travel through Aguada, Rincon, Mayaguez and many other towns. Each full of interesting people, sights, and atmosphere. It seemed that this area better represented the "real" Puerto Rico than places to the east, like San Juan, where tourists are catered to ... it was nice to absord a bit of what the island was about.