bummer about the bum knee The place looks awesome! You guys are building so many fabulous memories in your bank. How adventuresome are you! Thanks for letting us all live through you vicariously. We miss you.
Nancy
celebration time hi, We just got back from New York and wanted to fly and meet you on one of the islands but you move too fast. It is truly beautiful in the Grenadines, makes you want to live there forever!!!
The commentary and photographs are great!
Are you getting paid by the Board of Tourism
or is it really that beautiful? Sounds like you're
enjoying the new camera.
Love, Mom
sorry you missed St Lucia! Hi, You would have loved climbing the Pitons which Jacike did on his 40th birthday! It is a special island that we lived on for 9 months.Happy sailing!
Martinique I am a cousin of cheryl McCarthy. I am in Martinique as well. Would have been cool to meet up but we leave for Puerto Rico today. If you get a chance check out Ti Sable at Grande Anse beach. It is on the west side of the island just south of Fort De France. Great bar/restaurant on a wonderful beach. If you get a chance check out my blog at www.nauticaljournal.com
Keep in touch.
Adam
bastile day Hi, hope you celebrated with the French.We were in Martinique just after the hurricane David swept thru .We say the banana tress all bent over.It was so hot and humid down there.Happy sailing,Margie
Travel Info Glad you liked my blog. We loved PR and there is lots to do there- be sure to explore Old San Juan and the fort for culture and history, you can visit the rain forest in El Yunque, or take a ferry over to Culebra and Culebrita for the lovely beaches there.
AWESOME The pics and commentary were to beautiful and interesting. I was on Martinique off a cruise ship years ago, but saw very little of the island. I do remember buying a bottle of rum and carrying it back to the US. Keep the blogs coming. Love and miss you.
Paradise in the caribbean truly a lovely place.Will you get down to St Lucia?We lived there for a year and loved it.Our Hawaii trip is over now but we have lots of memories and pictures to prove it.Happy sailing to you^^^
Think Positive Hi, Such experiences I never would have imagined.Life on a sailboat is not just blowing with the wind.Thanks for the truth and the lessons you are sharing.
Volcanoes, flowers,churches, all island living Hi, We are comparing Hawaii to Saba, very similar except no glass operation.We do have pineapples, shave ice and surfing.
To add There are many places that you can visit in PR. I am from PR. You just need to get a descent rate price for the hotel(s). Make reservations before you come so you would be able to get better hotel prices. If you do not want to drive a lot and you can afford staying a couple of days in the north, a couple in the west, a couple in ponce, it is also a good idea also.
Driving in Puerto Rico is not that bad. It is similar to US. Maybe you will find it different but it is not too different. I say this because I have been in Dominican Republic and there is really different. I tell you; over there they use the horn as the brakes. There is really hard to drive. I have nothing against my Dominican republican brothers it is just the way they drive over there.
Now, I will advise some places that you can visit in different part of the island. I am not going to tell you the exact directions but you just need to know the place and its city; then, you can just ask once in that city.
North City/San Juan. Place / Old San Juan area of the cruise’s harbor.
North City/Hato Rey Place / Plaza Las Americas Mall. (The bigger here)
Northeast City/Rio Grande El Yunque National Forest. My recommendation is to wear shorts of swim suit, you’re going to walk but there are a couple of rivers that you might like to swim into.
Northwest City/Arecibo Arecibo Radio Telescope.
Northwest City/Isabela Best pizza (I think). Carr.2 turn at intersection carr.112 and 3 mins. In front of an unbranded gasoline station.
West North City/Aguadilla 1) Beach-Crash boat 2) Swimming park-Las Cascadas
West City/Mayaguez Mayaguez Mall
West City/Cabo Rojo/Boqueron Beach Buyé / Carr. 2 int. carr. 100 and after 13 mins. To the right is Boqueron county and 7 minutes more to Buye Beach.
Southwest City Guanica Beaches Caña Gorda and then Beach Tamarindo (7 mins. After Caña Gorda. Another beach (not completely with clear waters but for the one asking, good bikinis) is Playa Santa also here in Guanica.
South Ponce (I live here). This thread has talked about places in Ponce already, nicely. Just to add, the museum of ponce, where the “Flaming June” paint belongs to. But I think it is going to be closed for a year or so.
Also south of ponce at 6 mile from the coast is Caja de Muerto island for the beach. Go to la guancha area in ponce and take the ferry/boat Saturdays and Sundays. Should be there at 8:00 if you do not have reservations. Boat departs before 9 am and returns at 4 pm. You have to bring your beverages, food and water in gallons (a couple) for your salty body. Travel in boat is one hour each way.
You can also visit Flamingo the beach of the city of Culebra but by plane or boat. It is to the east of Puerto Rico.
I have told you not everything but some of the best places and best beaches to visit (clear waters is there is not a lot of wind).
ps: nowadays there are not a lot of public phones but you can bring your cel. from at&t(former cingular), suncom, verizon here was bought by Claro, Sprint. I use sprint. Or you can buy a prepaid one here at walmart, kmart, etc.
Love in the Islands Hi Loved your romantic story , you are living out your dream after 10 years.So much fun to revisit memorable places.Jackie and I met in Hawaii and we keep returning.Aloha
Rip Shmip Yikes...that is quite a rip. Those Caribbean winds can get ugly. So you're getting closer to us. Throw in a tack or two and get the hell here! Well not here...Montserrat... because we'll be gone by Friday. How about Antigua. We'll be there in a week or so and probably staying for awhile.
By the way.....look for sailing vessel Bellagio. Our cruising friends Kathy and Kerry are currently in BVI and taking their time about moving on. Their next stops will be Peter and Norman islands. They're lots of fun too but being that their Canadians....they're metric. So be prepared.
Sounds wonderful! Wow, what a great trip. My husband and I are planning to visit Puerto Rico in August with our two boys, 17 and 10. Could you recommond a resort with beautiful girls in bikinis (for my 17 yo) and snorkeling, pool and rain forest (for my 10 yo)? Any suggestion is welcome, I am completely confused with all the choices.
Awesome What beautiful pictures and such an informative and fun travelogue. I hope that you two are planning to write a book about your adventures when all this is over. I have been to Puerto Rico twice, but just off a cruise ship for a day and you don't see much that way!!!!
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bummer about the bum knee
The place looks awesome! You guys are building so many fabulous memories in your bank. How adventuresome are you! Thanks for letting us all live through you vicariously. We miss you. Nancy