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San Juan Excursion - Fajardo/Culebra
My wife & I are taking a cruise on the Royal Caribbean AOS on July 2 and
thinking of flying into San Juan either the prior Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Thought was to get a lift to Fajardo and then take the ferry to Culebra. I understand that for about $3.00 you can get a Publico out of Rio Piedras and the trip, while a little long, can be a lot of fun .. Sounds neat, but I want to be realistic -- we are both in our early 60's and speak no Spanish -- is this plan stupid / risky or might this be a fun way to see the counrty-side and meet local people??? I assume we would stay in a hotel/Inn at Fajardo one night and catch the ferry the next morning -- any thoughts would be appreciated Bill W. |
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San Juan Excursion - Fajardo/Culebra
"Bill" wrote in message ... My wife & I are taking a cruise on the Royal Caribbean AOS on July 2 and thinking of flying into San Juan either the prior Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Thought was to get a lift to Fajardo and then take the ferry to Culebra. I understand that for about $3.00 you can get a Publico out of Rio Piedras and the trip, while a little long, can be a lot of fun .. Sounds neat, but I want to be realistic -- we are both in our early 60's and speak no Spanish -- is this plan stupid / risky or might this be a fun way to see the counrty-side and meet local people??? I assume we would stay in a hotel/Inn at Fajardo one night and catch the ferry the next morning -- any thoughts would be appreciated Where were you planning to stay in Fajardo? The only hotel I know of there is the extremely expensive El Conquistador. It's a beautiful property. I stayed there once. I'm not aware of any other place there... and be VERY careful that you don't book one of the local Paradors. Corporate Travel tried to put me in one many years ago... the place was like something out of a Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western... boards on the windows, guys hanging off the front railing. If you go, stay at the El Conquistador. It will be summer so prices will be less than half of the winter season pricing. PS... I'd stay away from any public transportation I could before the cruise just to minimize my risk of being around someone who might be sick. Add the Spanish issue... and I'd say bad idea. Many of the more educated around the San Juan area speak English, but the people who take public transportation outside of San Juan likely will not speak English. It's not a pretty drive either. If you want to do it, rent a car and leave it at the El Conquistador when you go to the island. |
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San Juan Excursion - Fajardo/Culebra
You're probably right -- a cab for $65 each way to/from the El Conquistador
might make more sense -- I notice (at biddingfortravel.com) that the cost at that hotel via Priceline runs about $95-120/night -- not bad -- I understand that Culebra is absolutely beautiful --- after having been to San Juan a lot of times, and having done all the tours, including spending a day in Ponce, be fun to see something a little different -- thanks for your realistic input -- any other thoughts would be appreciated Bill W. "Tom K" wrote in message ... "Bill" wrote in message ... My wife & I are taking a cruise on the Royal Caribbean AOS on July 2 and thinking of flying into San Juan either the prior Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Thought was to get a lift to Fajardo and then take the ferry to Culebra. I understand that for about $3.00 you can get a Publico out of Rio Piedras and the trip, while a little long, can be a lot of fun .. Sounds neat, but I want to be realistic -- we are both in our early 60's and speak no Spanish -- is this plan stupid / risky or might this be a fun way to see the counrty-side and meet local people??? I assume we would stay in a hotel/Inn at Fajardo one night and catch the ferry the next morning -- any thoughts would be appreciated Where were you planning to stay in Fajardo? The only hotel I know of there is the extremely expensive El Conquistador. It's a beautiful property. I stayed there once. I'm not aware of any other place there... and be VERY careful that you don't book one of the local Paradors. Corporate Travel tried to put me in one many years ago... the place was like something out of a Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western... boards on the windows, guys hanging off the front railing. If you go, stay at the El Conquistador. It will be summer so prices will be less than half of the winter season pricing. PS... I'd stay away from any public transportation I could before the cruise just to minimize my risk of being around someone who might be sick. Add the Spanish issue... and I'd say bad idea. Many of the more educated around the San Juan area speak English, but the people who take public transportation outside of San Juan likely will not speak English. It's not a pretty drive either. If you want to do it, rent a car and leave it at the El Conquistador when you go to the island. |
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