Courtyard By Marriott Aguadilla

... to miss the bright day. Our first stop was at 'La Bombonera', primarily a breakfast and lunch place which is perhaps the best place for brunch and old-world Puerto Rican food. The place had the charm, the crowd and the awesome food at a very reasonable price; a place definitely worth a stop. From there we headed towards the Fort San Felipe del Morro, a sixteenth century citadel or fortress which lies on the ...

... wharf with huge chains and buoys but nowhere suitable to tie a dinghy up. So Captain Pete, Harri, Sarah and Zac got out of the dinghy while Tom and I went back around the bay to tie the dinghy up and walk back via the road. When Tom and I reached the facility there seemed to be a bit of a kafuffle going on the wharf, which included a couple of men, Pete, Harri, Zac and Sarah. Tom and I were quickly despatched to go and get the dinghy immediately! When we finally ...

... started to appear with the typical white sandy beaches and coconut palms but still a very rocky shore line. As we rounded the corner, the beach continued but with a reef about 40 metres from the shore line. Where the heck were we supposed to anchor? Following the loose directions from our cruising guide we found a couple of leads and slowly sailed thru a very, very shallow cut in the reef into a lagoon. After releasing our breath at not ending up on the reef our ...

... forest had much to offer if you love exploring nature. We saw the Coqui, a species of a really green frog, which derives its name from its "Ko-Kee"-singing from sundown thru the night till dawn during the monsoon-very popular with the locals. Various different species of the Coqui are found in this island some of which are also yellow & green in color. Then there was the gorgeous Puerto Rican parrot, its feathers had tints of ...

... iguanas and arrogant chatty birds passing..and my panic at the first night dragging my tent back and forward seemed pointless... the 20 kilos on my back feels natural and im heading my steps towards port.. not actually knowing where or how far it is...and if im lucky a 'publico' will pick me up... step by step im getting closer..hitching isn't probably wise as most of the drivers seem to be suspicious guys or frightened tourists so i'll just keep ...

The promised land. World-class board-breaking waves of Tres Palmas and Domes skirted by the crystal clear waters of Desecheo Island. House right on the beach with a swimming pool. Dive Shop, Taino Divers, in Black Eagle Marina. Banana Dang and the Rum Shack up in Puntas. Life is SWEET!

All flights arrive to BQN at extremely inconvenient times 4am! During my time in Rincon I made the trip thrice. Call Carlos in Rincon. He is dependable, friendly, speaks fluent English, is a Rincon local, has a huge van for your surf boards and is an all around good guy.

... don't really know why but I just did). American Airlines put me up in Miami for the night and on the Tues (7 Oct) I flew to Puerto Rico the next day where my luggage had flown the previous day without me. There were no flights to Martinique so I decided to make my way on a little 8-seater to the lovely little island of Vieques (part of Puerto Rico). I'd seen something about the Bio Luminescence Kayak tours on ...

Day 3: Today was our travel day (mostly for me. Tammy is quite happy to sit by the pool and soak in the sun but I get antsy). I wanted to take in El Yunque (the rain forest of Puerto Rico) and Old San Juan. We rented a car (which was very reasonable) from Avis in the hotel for under $100.00. After a brief breakfast at the coffee shop we took off. El Yungue is less than 10 minutes from ...

... even see some Pops... mind you its the same thing.... LOL! In Mayaguez there are great pubs like Los Freakys. It's more of a college atmosphere due to the College of Mayaguez being a couple blocks away but you can't go wrong with $1 Medalla beers. In San Sebastian, my hometown a definate must do either Friday or Saturday night, is Bombai. Its a hole in the wall pub but the atmosphere is great. Located near the ...