Last February we went to San Juan, Puerto Rico for an extended weekend. We were soooooo excited to get out of the cold and into some tropical weather. I don't know that we had ever gone on a flying-somewhere vacation with just the four of us before this trip, since our Alaska vacation was postponed. It was really fun just to do our own thing every day and enjoy the beautiful amenities at the fancy St. Regis Bahia Beach hotel we stayed at. Lots of memories for the ole memory bank! We had such a fun time!
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| Waiting for Dad to get our rental car at the airport - feeling the warm air |
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| The grounds were so gorgeous |
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| Very vocal tropical birds |
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| Claire approves of this sitch |
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| Our beach view room with veranda |
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| Welcome drink |
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| Exploring the resort further |
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| Pools |
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| Gardens |
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| All the buildings were separated by these beautiful boardwalks within the rainforest gardens |
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| Popping the cork on our complimentary champagne |
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| Thanks from our travel agent |
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| Dinner the first night at the nearby golf club restaurant |
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| Looking at the koi |
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| The front of our hotel |
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| Our ride to the golf club restaurant |
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| Golf club pools |
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| Golf club beach |
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| Fried Red Snapper, a local delicacy |
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| Kitty was hanging around near my fish |
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| We walked home via the beach instead of taking the golf cart back |
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| Dessert as room service |
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| Iguana at the pool |
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| We switched off between pools and beach |
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| Boogie boarding |
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| There was an awesome inflatable adventure course on the property in a freshwater lake |
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| The kids claimed this was their favorite part of the trip, they really enjoyed it. |
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| The boat house at the lake |
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| Paddleboarding and kayaking along the lake and in the little waterways along the golf courses. |
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| kayaker Matt |
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| Post-swimming relaxing in front of cartoons in the big tub for Claire |
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| We had an excursion to go kayaking in a bioluminescent bay, so had the chance to eat in a local establishment before our evening kayak. |
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| the local food was yummy |
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| Climbing trees |
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| On the kayak tour |
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| There was a little too much light that evening to see a lot of the bioluminescence, but they had tarps that we went underneath and we could see it faintly. It was fun kayaking in the dark and it was beautiful, in any case. |
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| Full day waterfall hike tour the next day in the El Yunque Rainforest, the only rainforest on the island of Puerto Rico, and the only rainforest in the US National Forest system. |
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| Lots of natural waterslides and climbing of rocks |
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| Fresh spring water to drink from |
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| Luke jumped off this rope swing into the water and loved it, he also cliff jumped with Matt. |
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| A couple of the water slides had big drops at the end, which Claire was NOT a fan of, but she did great! |
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| It was a really big tour so there was a lot of waiting around. |
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| We got back to the hotel in time for our appointment to use the sea scooter for an hour. |
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| It was a little like a jet ski, but it could propel you underwater, it was really neat. |
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| Cocktail hour on the great lawn |
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| Walking back to our room via the beach (our fave route) |
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| Walking to the Beach Club for another lovely seaside dinner |
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| Matt's turn for the Red Snapper |
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| He did well! |
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| Breakfast in the room, love the coffee service |
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| Our shell collection |
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| Beach day |
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| Magnificent long and yummy lunch |
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| Hot tubbin' |
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| Snoozin' |
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| Lazing away the afternoon on our last day |
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| Complimentary spa access - hot tub |
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| Cold plunge |
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| Beach walk to the point |
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| Driftwood was a hit |
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| Last dinner at the bar restaurant, playing blackjack while we waited for our food. |
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| Time to say goodbye to the resort life |
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| Driving back to San Juan from Bahia Beach before our flight out |
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| We enjoyed some shopping and walking around old San Juan before heading out |
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| Back home to the cold and snow, fun trip! |
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