Election Day

Election Day in Puerto Rico is LOCO!! The island basically shuts down. All government offices and buildings are closed. The grocery stores and malls are closed and people are off work. My Puerto Rican neighbor actually told me that it is against the law for an employer to require that his employees work on Election Day. This just seems crazy to me seeing as Puerto Ricans can't even vote in the presidential election (although they were voting for a new Governor). So, instead, everyone heads to the streets to honk, shoot off fireworks, blow airhorns, wave flags, drink, act crazy and generally do anything that is very crazy and very loud. It is one big party. We ventured out and about a little to see what the hubub was about. We didn't get very far because every street was one big traffic jam. We gave up and came home pretty fast. Here are some pictures of the craziness. I couldn't get over the disregard for personal safety all over the place. Little children hanging out of cars waving flags and not even holding on as they zoom down the street. All the while the cops are right there with them. I'll never forget it. Oh,.and I didn't get a picture, unfortunately, but we saw one van with 5-6 people riding on the roof. Loco I tell you!!