Puerto Rico bound...

[newmexicosaint]

Well we Just got back friday night and Had heck getting home. One flight canceled and a 2 hour delay on the next flight. All from the weather in Dallas.

Wayne was spot on on just about everything! We practically mirrored Wayne's trip. Our first outing took us to Don Pepe's and I had Churrasco (skirt Steak) and a Madalla light (very clean, easy tasting beer) and we headed to Old San Juan. It was kinda european looking and the old fort was cool. The interesting thing was that the cemetery was right on the coastline! The Resort was nice especially the beach and the warm carribbian waters...never knew how clear the water would be. the Resort had the typical incredibly high prices for food so we went to Amigo grocery store and bought $3 coolers and loaded up with munchies and sandwich meat. They had this soda called wonder kola champagne and it was GOOD - it tasted like a cross between Dr. Pepper and Big Red. We did alot of sleeping in and just roaming around town.

We were a little disappointed in the shopping...very Americanized and very little souvenirs to bring back. I was also suprised at the lack of service at the restaurants...one place took almost 2 hours to get us our food and the place was HALF EMPTY (now I know why). The drivers are CRAZY! Most all of them get in the left lane to turn RIGHT and do it without notice. We found out that NO ONE carries insurance (or most don't).

We did the mini boat tour by www.kayakingpuertorico.com with the Island hop and snorkeling and It was a blast! Waters were rough going to the islands (5 ft swells) and we took a beating getting there, even caught some serious air a couple of times but once we got there the snorkeling was awesome! I have never done that before and I am seriously hooked! My wife on the other hand was overwhelmed with being in the "ocean" and proceeded to feed the fish Wendy's chicken nuggets, the painful way LOL. One of the guides took us to one of the islands and I snorkeled while she walked the beach and regained her composure. We then did the bio bay kayaking tour (fairly physical tour) which was incredible. The Bio Bay was like being on another planet...you could see the trails glow when fish would dart off and when your ore was in the water the water would literally light up a neon blue color!!! Wicked cool tour!! I liked that there were no deadly poisonous insects or snakes on the island too!



Overall one of the best vacation trips to date and would recommend this spot to anyone. Thanks again to Wayne who put together a great description and what not to do's !! Wayne, you are the man!

[70camaro406]

Glad you guys had a good time Gene. And thanks for the compliment, you're too kind. Maybe this thread can be a "go-to" thread for anyone else that plans to travel there, using the tips from both our trips.

So did you get enough la lechonera y arroz con habichuelas (roast pig and rice with beans)? lol I made some last weekend...but it wasn't quite the same.