Tulips vs. Orchids

It was a dark and stormy night....just kidding.

 A week or so ago, I saw on the Puerto Rico Day Trips page that there was an Orchid Festival happening in Dorado this weekend. I was very anxious to go check it out.  Bryson and Jim were going on a 'field trip' with Bryson's school, so I would have the day to myself. 

In one of the greatest games of telephone ever, I read "orchids" and received it as "tulips" in my brain. There is no Tulip Festival in Puerto Rico. Go ahead, Google it. It doesn't exist. I know. I've tried.  

I invited my friend and her daughter for an impromptu girls day. We ran a couple of errands, then headed out in white-knuckle traffic to Dorado.   I'd never been to Dorado before, and was surprised to find out how pretty it is. 

We decided to stop for lunch and chose a Chinese restaurant. Chinese food in Puerto Rico is a bit different than Chinese food in, say, California. Here, there is an offering of combination plates, fried rice (no choice in meat, it's all in there), mofongo (a Puerto Rican dish), french fries and fried chicken. 

After our leisurely drive and lunch, we guessed our way to the Orchid Festival. We found it pretty easily, considering we didn't have a clue where we were going and we completely missed all the HUGE signs posted. 

We finally made it to the festival! All six tables of it...

But, the flowers were beautiful. The people were very nice. And it was a girls day out. :)