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San Juan, Puerto Rico is our favorite cruise ship destination, and for many reasons. We love walking around Old San Juan and have discovered a number of interesting nooks and crannies, some fun shops with local wares, as well as a few restaurants to get some local cuisine.
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But the highlight of any visit to San Juan is sailing past Castillo San Felipe del Morro. Also referred to simply as El Morro (The Promontory), it is a citadel (or fortress) built between 16th and 18th centuries at the entrance of San Juan harbor.
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Most sailings from Florida arrive in San Juan in the late morning or early afternoon, as it is often the first port and it takes a couple of days to sail there. As it happened on this most recent visit, our 7am arrival coincided with sunrise, and I just happened to be up early enough to hit the outside decks in time. I was rewarded with a fabulous sunrise and wonderful early light on the buildings of the city.
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We spent some time off the ship and walking around, and I’ll highlight those photos in another post or two.
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I’ll say you did get in some good images. Glad you were up early!!
I don’t do it often enough, but when I do I’m frequently rewarded. Might be a message there…. 😉
The photos aren’t as sharp as I’d like them to be, but they look OK at web size. Shooting in the dark from a moving ship isn’t the best recipe. Thank goodness for high ISO and image stabilization!
Man, I really don’t like getting up early, but when I do… I almost always say “I should get up early all the time.”
Super clouds…
I hear you! It was easy on this particular day because I knew what I was likely to see. Sunrises at sea tend to be hit or (mostly) miss because there are no guarantees of interesting skies, and also limited opportunities for interesting foregrounds.