Day 6 we were heading to the western side of the island. We had about a three hour drive ahead of us. We walked down to the beach one more time before saying goodbye to Luquillo. Mark had seen this Puerto Rican flag in our condo and thought it would be cool to get a photo with it.
It was an interesting mix of nice homes/condos and really sketchy/abandoned structures.
You might see a little hacienda like this ....
.... right next to something like this:/
Once again we had a "gated complex" in Luquillo. It looks a little rough, but it was actually pretty nice and safe (maybe because there are bars on every door/window). It does require a certain amount of change in mindset.
We stopped in Palmer/Rio Grande for some breakfast. We had been through here before going to El Yunque. I thought it was such a cool little place.
We ate at the Puertorrican Bakery
We had been searching for the best Mallorca, a ham/cheese/egg sandwich on sweet bread that my brother had told me about before our trip. We had tried variations at every panaderia we had been to. It's hard to say which one was best because they were all different. I think I recall this one being my favorite.
The 3 hour drive felt like 6. Because most of it was interstate, there wasn't a lot to see unless we took an exit to look around. The rough roads and crazy driving along with lower speed limits than we are used to made us anxious to get to our destination ASAP.
We arrived in Mayaguez in time to swim in the pool for a while and grab some dinner.
We found this little roadside establishment.
We got the Surtido (a sampler plate) and their signature nachos. They were both so good!
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