Our weekends diary

We went to beach and took last dips in the water in this trip in the morning. Took shower, packed and went for lunch to this beautiful area! Tasted many local varieties , special was coconut water and breathtaking ocean views! What a wonderful time in land of waterfalls, mountains, tropical rainforest and turquoise beaches! It was great fun hiking in rainforest and natural cavern by the ocean, soaking in sea and sand, snorkelling and watching colourful sea life, experiencing local flora and fauna, savouring all the great food and drinks!! Will miss you Puerto Rico!! Cheers to this trip in plane with wine, cheese try and coffee!!

My long awaited trip to Culebra was planned today. We took a ferry from Ceiba.  We got a rental car and first stop was one of the top 10 beaches in the world, the Flamenco beach! It was truly beautiful. Water colour was so so good…and beach was surrounded by mountains! After dipping in water there second stop was Tamarino beach. On the way saw many tamarind trees and got to pick up some! Tasted fresh tamarind after many years. Also saw toor shenga someone growing in their yard.  Tamarino beach we did snorkelling, it was great to see tons of colourful fishes in their original habitation. Jai went in deep water without snorkel. He did great job of swimming. He saw a turtle too, it was bounds for him.  We ate at a very fancy taco place in Culebra. I had tamarind margarita, made from local tamarind. Shri’s local passion fruit beer was also tasty. Food was good too, ended with rose and passion fruit ice cream! Took last ferry to come back! Day 6 link http://ourweekendsdiary.bl...

Today we woke up and directly went to beach walk. It was our breakfast our day, we went to a very fancy place on Isla Verde. Food was unique and tasty! Walk to castle through stunning old San Juan  Bobba is must! We got ready and headed to castle visits. Both the castles in old San Juan are along ocean, built by local Indian people and then taken over by Spanish people. They are huge and in good space. Views and structure is breathtaking! We booked an underwater walking tour ( introductory scuba) so we went there in the afternoon. I was scared in the beginning but did it later in second round. They give bread in your hand so lots of fishes come near you, it was amazing experience. The resort where it was located was very beautiful! We ended our day by exploring Condado area and eating Asian food! Again the food was great! Day 5 link http://ourweekendsdiary.blogspot.com/2023/02/puerto-rico-day-5.html

It’s a rainforest day! EL Yunque is located 30mins from Isla Verde. We stopped at cafe to pack sandwiches and headed for our hike! Some fun while picking up lunch! Going up was tough but beautiful and totally worth once you reach the tower! Simply breathtaking views! Lush green mountains, clouds, rainbows, rain and sun! After a difficult hike, we went to waterfall and refreshed us in fresh water under the big waterfall. While we were exploring this fall, Ram climbed a level up and found the hidden beauty. He inspired us to go through different rock climb and enjoy the secluded beauty! We went to top on the summit in the back! Ram hiked to a very steep way to a waterfall and inspired us to do the same! Water was super refreshing!! Jai went to the waterfall twice, once with dada and next time with us to encourage and show the way! On the way back explored small town near EL Yunque. It has cute restaurants and shops. Kids got frappes. I found a place to get fresh juices where you can add ...

After tea and breakfast, we headed to visit Arecibo and sea caves. On the way we stopped at beach where it was supposed to be turtle house but it was not season and we couldn’t see any but the beach was good. The drive was along ocean.   Another stop to soak in blue We reached to first stop, sea caves. The hike to cave was very difficult and all boys went in. It was a great accomplishment! We hiked around cave area and experienced breathtaking beauty, it was a unique experience to walk along huge rock like structure and watch huge waves bumping on it. Next stop was to get some food and head to beach. Food we got was ok, it was from small town sandwich shop. We also got Jamaican apples on the way, they tasted like guava a bit.  The beach was mind blowing, it had a natural pool and waves were coming crazy and filling it up. There were many coconut trees and Jai picked one and was able to break and enjoy fresh coconut water. He plucked more once found the trick to break it! It wa...

We arrived our Airbnb around 3am and welcomed by huge Chameli vine on entrance ! It was very fragrant and in quiet early morning it was very intense! What a great welcome by this pretty island! We got up and headed straight to beach after tea and breakfast. The first blue view was very refreshing, especially coming from cold weather. After spending time in water and sand kids decided to have kite surfing lessons. Waves were very good and many people were doing kite surfing. They took a lesson about how to navigate the kite, needed more lessons to ride a board.  After lesson we headed for lunch and out first lunch outside was super yum! Kids had burritos and we had burrito bowl! Passion fruit juice, lemonade, local beer and mojito was tasty! It was called Acapulco Mexican!! Beautiful mural painting stumbled while walking  Went back to home and took nap and shower. It was time to visit old San Juan! Cobbled streets, colourful building, unique shops and restaurants are some of t...