Holiday Inn Mayaguez & Tropical Casino, Pr

... most point of the islet. Named in honor of King Philip II of Spain, the fort, also referred to as "El Morro" or "promontory", was designed to guard the entrance to San Juan bay, and defend the city of San Juan from seaborne enemies. The walk took long being punctuated by stops at different factory outlets which are en route (Shopping enthusiasts would love them!). Walking through the brightly colored houses on ...

After our sail back from Mona Island we anchored in Mayaguez to provision for our sail to the Turks and Caicos and to clear Puertorican Customs...... Sounds simple, well things on a yacht are not always as easy as on land.......especially in a foreign country. Off we went, all 6 of us in the dinghy over to what we had been told was the customs dock, upon reaching it there were no signs to tell us this was the place, neither to say it wasn't. It was a large ...

With much umming and ahhing about whether to take a 92 nautical mile detour to a place called Mona Island, the skipper made the call saying there was a suitable weather window so "What the Hell, let's go!" and we were off. We set off at midnight with calm seas and a full moon giving us enough time to arrange an early morning arrival. Mona Island is billed in the magazines as the Galapagos of the Caribbean, well we've all been fooled by those advertisements before and ...

... different shades of blues & greens that one can possibly imagine. Unfortunately they have made their way into the 'endangered species' list because of unwanted human activities. For lunch we tried out the local fare in a small eaterie in the middle of the forest. We got a variety of fried seafood in a platter and it was yummy! We headed to a not-so-crowded Luquilo beach straight from the rain forest. It was the most ...

hunger of the sea who's abusing who i don't...im looking like red rooster and i hope the itching is a sign of getting a new set of skin not smth else. the mosquito repellent given..well almost like donated because of pity... by a fishing olderly lady in Fajardo beach has done it's job and the thousands of hungry nasty bugs keep their distance...luckily the repellent smells like oranges so im not choking.. campsite turned out to be completely safe..just the ...

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.

Yes, this is what I discovered during my very short stay in Puerto Rico (on the tiny island of Vieques to be more specific). I joined a small group of people one evening where we kayaked out into the middle of Bio Luminescence Bay. This bay apparently has the highest concentration of tiny little organisms called Dinoflagellates anywhere in the world. As a consequence when you agitate them in the water they ...

... and getting into awkward situations. The first day I got here (my entire family came to deliver me like I'm in kindergarten or something) I was pretty much assaulted by the secretary of the exchange office because the phones were going crazyface so she made me answer them for her for about an hour before she helped me get my stuff together. Welcome to Puerto Rico, I suppose. Coming here, I think a lot of us expected ...

... well, but reallllly salty! If you try and just sink, your head still stays partly above the water, and your doing nothing. There was a lighthouse on top of some cliffs that Mark and I climbed up to see. Great view of the beach, but there was some pretty nasty clouds that were trying to roll in, so the sky background kinda sux in the pics. We went to this really tasty sea food restaurant that night and we had pulpo (octopus ...