I had a good feeling about Puerto Rico from the get go.
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Flying towards San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Front of the Posada San Francisco Hostel |
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View from the hostel balcony towards San Juan ( East) |
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Some cool graffiti art in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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View from the Pasada San Francisco Hostel 4th floor community balcony |
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Castillo San Felipe del Moro in Old San Juan Puerto Rico |
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Walking down the street alongside the notorious "La Perla" neighborhood |
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The ocean view above La Perla |
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Relaxing at Condado Beach in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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A swim and a coconut |
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First sunset in Puerto Rico |
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View at 6:00am from the Posada San Francisco Hostel 4th floor balcony |
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Walking to the Culebra Island ferry with my new friends in Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
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Looking back at Fajardo on the way to Culebra Island, Puerto Rico |
The top of the ferry is the way to go.
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View from the ferry coming to Culebra Island |
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Flamenco Beach |
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Drving dow the road to Zoni Beach |
Zoni Beach was a little off the beaten path, but was even quieter and in my opinion more beautiful then Flamenco Beach.
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View down Zoni Beach |
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View from Zoni Beach towards Culebrita and St. Thomas |
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looking back at Zoni Bech on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico |
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Walking down Zoni Beach |
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Sunset at Flamenco Beach |
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Sunset at Flamenco Beach |
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Moonlight Bay Hostel in Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
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Unknown river in El Yunque National Rainforest |
After about 45 minutes of difficult hiking through the water we came to some nice cliffs with deeper water. There were a group of several locals spending the day swimming and going off the rope swings.
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Swimming in El Yunque National Rainforest, Puerto Rico |
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Rope swing in El Yunque National Rainforest, Puerto Rico |
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Enjoying the energy from a water fall in El Yunque National Rainforest, Puerto Rico |
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Natural water-slide in El Yunque National Rainforest, Puerto Rico |
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From left to right Adrien, Joe, Luis, Kevin (me), Markus and Jose |
Rented a car for $9.00 a day which included unlimited miles. Best deal ever. I made a goal to avoid tolls and highways as much as possible. My plan was to head south through the middle of the island towards
Ponce and then from there head west to
Cabo Rojo and finally up the northwest coast to
Rincon.
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View of interior terrain in Puerto Rico |
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Quaint little road leading to the sea in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico |
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Rainbow at Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge |
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An Iguana enjoying the sunset at Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge, Puerto Rico |
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North view from the Cabo Rojo Lighthouse in Puerto Rico |
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Sunset at Cabo Rojo lighthouse in Puerto Rico |
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Purple sunset at Cabo Rojo Lighthouse in Puerto Rico |
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Sunset at Cabo Rojo Lighthouse |
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Crash Boat Beach, Aquadilla, Puerto Rico |
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View from the road above Crash Boat Beach in Aquadilla, Puerto Rico |
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Taking a rest outside Bosque Estatal Guajataca in Puerto Rico |
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Random trail leading into the swamp |
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Dorado Beach |
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Sunset at Dorado Beach in Puerto Rico |
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Driving back to San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Flying out of San Juan, Puerto Rico towards home |
Not bad Puerto Rico