A not planned day in San Juan - December 30, 2024

We had big plans for today, but sometimes even the best plans get changed. 
We had a rough night with Juju feeling sick every 15-30 minutes. 

Although I barely slept all night, it was nice to go for a small walk in the morning in our neighbourhood, called Condado, where we still can find some well preserved old colonial beautiful houses. 

To my surprise, chickens run free everywhere. Even with little chicks.

Roosters sing announcing the new day. Even in public parks.

By noon Juju's situation got a bit worrisome, so I took her to the local hospital. 

Within an hour, she was seen was a doctor who recommended some intravenous medication to stop her nausea, and IV for hydration.
The doctor believes she's got a nasty travelling bug, possibly norovirus or rotavirus. 
She ended up staying in the hospital till 8pm and is on her way to full recovery back in the hotel.

I spent most of the day in the hospital with her, but I made sure I took the scenic route walking back to the hotel, when Mike took over my spot in the end of the day at the hospital, watching her.

I always find fascinating the water erosion working on rocks, designing amazing shapes. 

The picture doesn't really show the aggressive beauty from the water getting angry and the rocks resisting, but some shapes are pretty obvious.

These rocks all have small and sharp holes, from the water splashing against it over and over again.

Back in the hotel, these little black guys are everywhere and sound super cool.

FROM https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/280/Greater-Antillean-Grackle#:~:text=Like%20all%20Quiscalus%20grackles%2C%20it,'chango'%20in%20Puerto%20Rico.

The Greater Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger) is a grackle found throughout the Greater Antilles as well as smaller, nearby islands. Like all Quiscalus grackles, it is a rather large, gregarious bird. It lives largely in heavily settled areas. It is also known as the 'kling-kling' and 'chinchilín' in the Dominican Republic, and as a ‘chango’ in Puerto Rico. The 27 cm (11 in)-long male is glossy black with a large rudder-like tail; the 24 cm (9.4 in)-long female has a smaller tail and is similar in color, but less glossy than the male. The eye is yellow and is the only non-black body part. The Greater Antillean grackle is a generalist eater; it eats fruits, bread, plant matter, and both small vertebrates and invertebrates alike.

As I mentioned in the beginning of this post, the big plans didn't happen, but Juju is fine, recovering, we are still together, in Puerto Rico, away from the cold. 

Still a good day!