Puerto Rico Archives

Puerto Rico: Coastal Scenic Drive on Route 901

Posted on July 13, 2010
by Aimee

Here is the interesting thing about Puerto Rico. Being a small island, the weather reports are pretty similar for everywhere. A lot of "sunny with a chance of rain." On our last day, when it started raining on our resort, we were determined to see…

Puerto Rico : Snorkeling

Posted on June 17, 2010
by Aimee

I know, I KNOW! I am not done with the Puerto Rico recaps yet! Almost there. I swear. Towards the end of our trip, we headed out snorkeling. Simple enough, yeah? That was the point. We have been snorkeling many times and always enjoyed it…

Puerto Rico : El Yunque Rainforest

Posted on May 24, 2010
by Aimee

Our second big adventure in Puerto Rico was visiting El Yunque rainforest, which is the only rainforest in the U.S. National Forest System. To give you an idea of how much we enjoyed El Yunque, Declan turned to me at one point and said, "This…

Puerto Rico : Bio (Bioluminescent) Bay

Posted on May 18, 2010
by Aimee

If you go to Puerto Rico, you MUST visit one of the Bioluminescent Bays, also called "BioBay." YOU. MUST. GO. The photo below was only lightened up a little in Photoshop. It really happened. I took this photo. My family swam in glowing blue water.…

Puerto Rico : Arrival

Posted on May 14, 2010
by Aimee

Friends, the word I have been using to describe our trip to Puerto Rico is... "magical." I don't know if Declan is just getting old enough to handle things better, or we are just learning to do it better, or if we're just lucky, but…

Travel Planning Tips: Puerto Rico with the Family

Posted on April 29, 2010
by Aimee

Blogger Disclosure: This trip was partially sponsored by the Wyndham Rio Mar Beach Resort. They are graciously providing accommodations for my family while we are in Puerto Rico. I have mentioned that we are heading to Puerto Rico this weekend for a week-long visit, yes?…