We decided to do a bit of exploring and check out the beaches at Punto Boriquen and especially Crashboat.
HOLY CRAP! I've never seen so many cars on carr. 110 and 107!
The line of cars on carr. 110 extended from the corner at 107 at the golf course all the way back past the airport terminal. I don't know were the line on 107 started but it was solid past 110 and the golf course.
We madit to Punta Borinquen but decided that was a s far as we were going. (Crashboat is another 3-4 miles past Punta Borinquen.)
Much of the vegetation is stripped away on the road down to Borinquen but the beach itself is not bad.
Maria stripped a lot of vegetation off the cliff face but I'm okay with that. I like seeing the cliff. It looks more like Pictured Rock on the Michigan coast of Lake Superior.
The Marine Corps has set up a desalinization plant on the beach at Borinquen. It uses a bunch of little generators but it's very cool. We were told it creates four gallons of fresh water from sea water every minute. Apparently they are using it for showers for all the helicopter pilots flying around.
From Borinquen we went on to the lighthouse ruins. We were told earlier that this famous landmark was destroyed by Maria. We're happy to report the demise of the ruins was greatly exaggerated.
One corner of the front wall was knocked down but the rest of the wall and the side wall are still there.
There is tape around the rubble and a sign asking people not to take souvenirs. There are plans to rebuild the wall.
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