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Message from above - - There's no place like "home"
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LandLockedBeachLover
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Message from above - - There's no place like "home"
Well, hubby & me (along with 2 other couples) just got back from 5 days in Puerto Rico. It RAINED EVERY DAY AND NIGHT 
. No beach time, except when we'd had WAY too much rum (Bacardi not Cruzan 
) and had a night swim in a drizzle. We had a really awesome time since we were completed rocked all day and night -- but no sun nor sand! We left even paler than when we arrived. Oh well. All for the best with my cancerous spots anyhow.
Indeed we found out there's no place like the VI. Why even try?!?
By the way, just catching up on trip reports. Liamsaunt - - they rock! Your pictures are to die for!
. No beach time, except when we'd had WAY too much rum (Bacardi not Cruzan ) and had a night swim in a drizzle. We had a really awesome time since we were completed rocked all day and night -- but no sun nor sand! We left even paler than when we arrived. Oh well. All for the best with my cancerous spots anyhow. Indeed we found out there's no place like the VI. Why even try?!?
By the way, just catching up on trip reports. Liamsaunt - - they rock! Your pictures are to die for!
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nothintolose
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Hey Landlocked,
I agree with you on the bit about there being no place like the VI when it comes to Puerto Rico. We stopped there after St. John last summer...no comparison and that's all I have to say.
If you want to see something like Old San Juan, come to New Orleans and go to the French Quarter, you don't have to travel as far and the food is alot better
nothintolose
I agree with you on the bit about there being no place like the VI when it comes to Puerto Rico. We stopped there after St. John last summer...no comparison and that's all I have to say.
If you want to see something like Old San Juan, come to New Orleans and go to the French Quarter, you don't have to travel as far and the food is alot better
nothintolose
Hey PA Girl
When we have had a night or two stay over in San Juan, we have stayed at the El Convento Hotel in old San Juan. It is a former Carmlite Convent built three and a half centuries ago - no casino, not glitzy but wonderful and old and the rooms of the convent are sooo cool - good to feel the history there
Here's the link if you are looking for something different than the glitzy modern mega hotels
http://www.elconvento.com/index.html
Pia
When we have had a night or two stay over in San Juan, we have stayed at the El Convento Hotel in old San Juan. It is a former Carmlite Convent built three and a half centuries ago - no casino, not glitzy but wonderful and old and the rooms of the convent are sooo cool - good to feel the history there
Here's the link if you are looking for something different than the glitzy modern mega hotels
http://www.elconvento.com/index.html
Pia
Pia - thanks for the link, it is just the type of place (from what I saw on the website) that we like. We are thinking (gasp!) about maybe doing Virgin Gorda next year (with a summer STJ trip) and stopping in San Juan on the way down for a night or two.
We went to Provo, T&C a few years back and while we really liked it, it wasn't St. John. Different but not as good for many reasons.
We went to Provo, T&C a few years back and while we really liked it, it wasn't St. John. Different but not as good for many reasons.
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LandLockedBeachLover
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We stayed at a wonderful place, the Wyndham (formerly Westin) Rio Mar. It's on the NE side of the island about 1/2 hour from San Juan. We wanted to stay further out from the "glitz" in Condado. The break on the Atlantic is just a bit much for me. I like the still bays, snorkeling and uncomparable blue/green in the VI's. The ocean was filled with seaweed too. Maybe because of the rain...
And, yes, we are going to New Orleans in late June (I have a convention there) to see the Quarter. It does indeed remind me of Old San Juan!
And, yes, we are going to New Orleans in late June (I have a convention there) to see the Quarter. It does indeed remind me of Old San Juan!
My grandparents lived in PR for several years during the early 60s while my grandfather was a foreman for the construction of the Puerto Rico Sheraton (later became the Dupont Plaza Hotel which tragically burned in the mid-eighties). For R&R they would take long weekends on a little island my grandmother used to rave about - the beautiful beaches and scenery, wonderful snorkeling etc etc... she would go on and on. So guess what "little island" it was? 
Imagine experiencing STJ during the early 60s! Even while living in PR, STJ was their place to get away from it all.
Imagine experiencing STJ during the early 60s! Even while living in PR, STJ was their place to get away from it all.
Oh ccasebolt, you brought up a good memory. In 2002, we stayed at Caneel over the 4th and met a lovely couple from San Juan on the Caneel ferry. He was an attorney and I think she was an artist.
Anyway, we had several nice conversations during the week with them about St. John, which was also their weekend getaway. They were in their late 50's, early 60's (guessing) and had lots of interesting things to tell us about.
Anyway, we had several nice conversations during the week with them about St. John, which was also their weekend getaway. They were in their late 50's, early 60's (guessing) and had lots of interesting things to tell us about.