Puerto Rico

-Our first local meal was from this place, which is a bit of everything for people in the Toro Negro.

-And this is it - pork, chicken, ribs, bacon and pork with beans, tostones (flattened fried plantain) and something looking very slimy and fishy, but really was yucca and garlic and amazing!

-We also had as many rainforest bananas as we wanted. Raynar called them 200% organic, meaning not only did he not use any chemicals to raise them, he didn't even raise them; they just came out of the rainforest.

-We ate at Cana in Old San Juan.

-It was warm, esp. for us Michiganders, so Sandy got us started on Sangrias.

-And I got tostones again.

-Michelle got a quesadilla with guacamole, cream and black beans.

-Sandy got the special meat wrapped in bacon and with a wine reduction sauce.

-Peggy and I got this chicken and monfongo. Turns out the chicken was only slightly warped wienerschiztnel, but the monfongo (actually yuccafongo) was mixed with garlic and other spices and quite delicious.
-Sandy and I got non-alcoholic frozen drinks (hot, hot, hot!) in Arecibo. Nothing exciting really, but cool cups, eh?
-I had really wanted to go to the Tacomaker, since it seemed like a local fast food place. Not great, but very few other places to stop for a quick bite.

-Home of slow service, hump trays and GIGANTIC avalanches...as demonstrated by Michelle.