Blogs from Puerto Rico, Central America Caribbean - page 23

Our favorite restaurant in Salinas is La Placita. It is owned by a family and ran by all of them. Grandchildren even entertain you. It is closed on Monday's, however, you can make arrangements, as we did, to have a dinner for a group, minimum of 12 persons. The lobster dinner was $25. More than you could eat. We had a large group, but I do not remember (CRS?) some of their names or boat names, argh! We have met so many cruisers...Pete is specially bad with names... So here are more pictures for your enjoyment!... read more

Melanie and Brad have come to cruise with me!! Mel is my youngest sister and Brad is her boyfriend. To celebrate the end of their school year and their anniversary, they've taken a trip which includes 8 day at sea with me! They arrived on the ship two days ago and I've been having such an incredible time with them here. Until now, we've been on the ship and enjoying everything there. But now the real adventures have begun because we're reaching ports of call. Tonight we're in San Juan. I have raved about this city again and again in this blog. So I was excited to show it off. I finished work for the afternoon, then took Mel & Brad out onto crew deck. The crew deck is at the very very front of the ... read more

Vieques (Spanish pronunciation: /'vjɛkɛs/ or /'bjɛkɛs/ or /'βjɛkɛs/; English pronunciation: or ), in full Isla de Vieques, is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico in the northeastern Caribbean. Although Puerto Rico is a U.S. Commonwealth, Vieques, like the rest of Puerto Rico, retains strong Spanish influences from 400 years of Spanish ownership. Vieques lies about 8 miles (13 km) to the east of the Puerto Rican mainland, and measures approximately 21 miles (34 km) long by 4 miles (6 km) wide. The two main towns of Vieques are Isabel Segunda (sometimes written "Isabel II"), the administrative center located on the northern side of the island, and Esperanza, located on the southern side. At peak, the population of Vieques is around 10,000. The island's name is a Spanish spelling of a Native American word said to mean "small ... read more

Isla Culebra (IPA: ) (Snake Island) is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Ildefonso. It is located approximately 17 miles east of the Puerto Rican mainland, 12 miles west of St. Thomas and 9 miles north of Vieques. Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra (Dewey) Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). The island is also known as Isla Chiquita (Little Island) and Ultima Virgen (Last Virgin). Residents of the island are known as Culebrenses. These small islands are all classified as nature reserves and several nature reserves also exist on the main island. One of the oldest bird sanctuaries in United States territory was established in Culebra on February 27, 1909 by President Teddy Roosevelt. There are bird sanctuaries on many of ... read more

We just wanted to share some of the pictures that we took while travelling throughout the west coast region of Puerto Rico called Porta dels Sol. We had a lot of fun. We went snorkeling in La Parguera, surfing in Rincon, Horseback Riding in Isabela. We also went to the bioluminescent Bay which was an amazing experience! We went as a group of friends so the experience was really good. We played pool in local bars and just had fun! Hope you go to Puerto Rico and have the same fun we do!!... read more