So, I haven't written much recently; we had been busy back-filling, which is really physically exhausting. Also, I've decided to stay in Puerto Rico for an extra week.

Right now, I'm staying in Rio Piedras, a suburb of San Juan where the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is located. I'm crashing with one of the other students I was digging with. Yesterday I got the chance to explore more of San Juan than I did on Saturday. I saw the other major fort--Castillo San Cristobal and the pier made famous in the movie "Captain Ron."

This afternoon I'm going to pick up a rental car so that we can drive to the Araceibo Observatory for another try tomorrow. Then, on Thursday, to El Yunque, the rainforest near San Juan. I'm going to try to do some horseback riding then, too!

I'll try to get some pics up of these trips and write some more about the excavations, but it's been hard to get wifi access since we left the hotel.

Much love to my readers! I miss you all and will see each of you soon--even if I have to fly to LA or London to do it! :)