I had my last airplane trip this week and went to Puerto Rico for a GI conference. The conference was interesting, the weather was warm, and I went to the beach a few times.  I wore a pregnancy bathing suit, complete with belly-ruffle and it was really comfortable.  I got some complements on it (thanks again for the loaner, Mandi) from women who remember the bad old days of maternity b suits of the past and there’s a photo of me in it at the beach (which will not be posted on bf2k7). 

The food in PR was really good and I tried several local specialties.  Mofongo is a mash of cooked plantains (starchy, non-sweet bananas) with seafood on it and was delicious.  There was also lots of empanadas and fritters to snack on.  And good fish, which now I realize I can eat without giving Genghis mercury poisoning.  Instead, he gets a health dose of omega 3 fatty acids, which are good for him. 

While there, I had almost no access to email for 5 days, and I was only able to check it once.  This might be the longest I’ve gone without email access in years. I never realized how dependent I was on my internet access.  Strange feeling to be without. 

Tiny Genghis seemed to like playing in the ocean.  I may have to look into swimming somewhere closer to home.