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Balneario Del Escambrón In Puerto Rico Is NOT Safe From Large Waves And Rip Tides

Balneario Del Escambrón In Puerto Rico Is NOT Safe From Large Waves And Rip Tides

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After a serene visit to Playa La Posita, a hot but enjoyable trip to El Morro, and a real mess at the El Yunque rainforest, we wanted to spend some more time at the beach on our last full day in Puerto Rico. Regular readers of this blog know that I have a strict no-backtracking-unless-absolutely-necessary policy, so we wanted to try something new. Ariel had read that the Balneario del Escambrón beach area was also “family friendly” and sheltered from…

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El Yunque National Forest With Small Children… Bueno O Malo?

El Yunque National Forest With Small Children… Bueno O Malo?

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Aside from beach time and visiting the El Morro fort in San Juan, the other primary goal for our trip was visiting the El Yunque National forest, the only tropical rainforest in the US national forest system. Visions of standing under waterfalls had been dancing through our heads for months during the buildup to our trip. There’s something pretty incredible about feeling the power of even a small waterfall pour all over you… It’s something I have experienced at Iguacu…

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Out And About In Puerto Rico: The El Morro Fort, Old San Juan, And Parques De Las Ciencias (Hidden Gem)

Out And About In Puerto Rico: The El Morro Fort, Old San Juan, And Parques De Las Ciencias (Hidden Gem)

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After some much needed and restorative beach relaxation time, it was time to get out and explore. One of my favorite things to see on trips, are ancient ruins. While the Caribbean does not have much in the way of remnants of truly old civilizations, many islands have massive fortresses that are remnants of the colonization era. San Juan has one of the best known of these of forts, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, which was built in the…

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A Not-So-Enchanting Journey To The Isla Del Encanto

A Not-So-Enchanting Journey To The Isla Del Encanto

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After our Aruba trip, we felt we were able to successfully extend our airplane range to basically anywhere in the Caribbean. But after three consecutive island resort trips with Ethan (of varying levels of success), we decided we wanted to try something a little more adventurous. With me being sick for much of the Aruba experience, it fell to Ariel to fill most of the days for Jacob and Ethan, and there’s only so much time you can spend at…

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