Some days just require a beverage at lunch. I was looking around town today, doing errands, and stopped by the Villa Cofresi... and its popular beach side Tiki bar. There were plenty of people in the water... it was like a pool and plenty of people were relaxing on this long weekend.

Oh... that's right, what do I mean long weekend? Monday here is the commemoration of the birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos. Hostos was a fiery revolutionary who advocated the independence of Puerto Rico from Spain and then a Confederation with Cuba and the Domincan Republic. He died 5 years after the United States acquired Puerto Rico from Spain. He is a national hero. You can check out some particulars here.

The hand with the bottle... not mine... honest. Just saw the frame and took the shot.

The Big Scene

I want today, to say a word or so about the "scene" here in Rincon. Actually there are many scenes... This photograph was made at the Tiki bar at the Villa Cofresi on the beach. Monday night at Villa Cofresi is "Gringo Night." Most Monday's at 6 p.m. you will find the expat community catching up with news bits that may have missed the 'coconut telegraph.' Of course, Villa Cofresi is also famous, world famous in fact, for its very potent rum drink known as a "Pirata." Its a brew served and best drunk out of a coconut. The word is that, one of these makes whatever is planned for the evening ever so possible.

Over in the Puntas area... a different scene is available... this is for the surfer crowd. Tamboo Tavern, the Flamboyan and the Rock Bottom Bar are all available... and the party continues with a mix of guests, tourists, surfer dudes, hangers on, and watchers.

Then for the upscale crowd, the quieter and better appointed venues... mostly for couples. We have the best of the best... the restaurant at the Horned Dorset. The Horned Dorset requires reservations and is the only place in town that men need to wear long pants, collared shirts and closed toe shoes for dinner. Other choices for comfortable dining include the restaurants at Rincon of the Seas, Rincon Beach Resort and Smiling Joe's at the Lazy Parrot.

All right... enough for now. The message is that no matter what your interest... you can find a scene that fits your mood.