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Puerto Rico

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You cannot go wrong with choosing Puerto Rico as your next destination for vacation or residence! This is an amazing island with something for everyone. This article resulted from our recent seven day visit.

Puerto Rican flag strung above colorful balconied buildings in Old San Juan

COVID definitely impacted the trips, so you’ll have to be flexible and enjoy great alternatives in the meantime when the island is on lockdown – under any condition, you are guaranteed to have fun! Here is a map of our activities going into the island: Map of Planned Activities. Some activities, such as seeing the adjacent islands, where closed, so we had more beach days.

Below is a rough sketch of our overall plan, with the numbers representing the days of September 2020.

Hand-drawn map of Puerto Rico marking each day's planned trip locations

Our sparsely developed itinerary includes more details.

Seven-day itinerary table listing lodging, activities and restaurants by date

Now for some picture!

Beaches

Aerial view of a kayak resting on a quiet sandy beach by turquoise water
Aerial view of a lone swimmer in clear shallow green water near the shore
Man in a coral tank top standing ankle-deep in calm, glassy Caribbean water
Aerial shot of a person walking along a narrow sandbar between sea and beach
Overhead drone view of a couple posing on the sand beside lapping waves
Drone view of a couple standing at the waterline of a wide turquoise beach
Aerial view of three people standing on the sand as a wave rolls in
Woman in a yellow dress wading at the shore under dramatic cloudy skies
Man looking out over the surf along an empty beach at sunset
Overhead drone view of three people on the sand where waves meet the beach

Nature

Man wading in a rainforest pool facing a cascading waterfall at El Yunque
Person seated on a wall overlooking the misty green mountains of El Yunque
Close-up of bright red tropical firespike flowers in the rainforest
Lush green peaks and ridges of El Yunque National Forest under cloudy skies
Orange and yellow tropical flower in bloom with a masked visitor behind

Facades

Stone sentry box turret of El Morro fort overlooking the deep blue sea
Rooftop view across colorful Old San Juan buildings toward the bay
Green and yellow colonial facades with wrought-iron balconies in Old San Juan
Narrow Old San Juan street lined with pastel colonial buildings and balconies
Hillside of houses painted in bright geometric blocks of color

Food

Smoothie bowl topped with sliced banana, granola, coconut flakes and bee pollen
Smiling man holding up a fresh cluster of green quenepas (Spanish lime)
Tostones topped with steak alongside a cup of ceviche on a patio table
Whole fried fish served with side salad and sweet fried plantains

Kayaking 2 miles through a canal to a Bioluminescent Bay at night!

Kayakers with glowing safety lights paddling through darkness toward the bay
Cluster of lit kayaks reflecting on dark water during the night canal tour
Kayaks with red lanterns gliding across a calm lagoon under a night sky

This trip happened during COVID and it was 754% more enjoyable than many things. Do yourself a favor and visit.

Please share your questions or comments!

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