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mchookem

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  1. well here's my trip report as promised, for everybody who doesn't go there 😊 we were there over a week, first time, and found it fabulous 🌴🇵🇷 there were six of us, coming from different locs and met up there. stayed most of the time in a great AirBnB in Punta Santiago right next to a nature preserve with tons of trails, we could walk all around the area including a spectacular beach. several hidden bunkers from WWII, now home to local art 😄 Lobo! (RIP) we visited El Yunque NP, Vieques conservation area, Hucares, Palmas Del Mar (found the rich PRs 😄), Loquillo, Fajardo/Las Croabas (found the best beach there!), and finished our time with a couple days in Old San Juan. we cooked a lot, but the food we ate out was pretty damn good. i had never had PR food...surprisingly meat heavy for a caribbean island! 🤨 but very tasty...one of the best things we ate was some guys with a giant pit on the side of the road 😄 melt in your mouth pork and chicharrones...holy shit was it good 🤤 rained several times every day, short bursts then done. it was hot but not unbearably so, the evenings were super breezy and pleasant, and sitting in shade was actually nice and cool. that was actually one of the best features - all the natural shade on the beaches! no need for umbrellas or cover, the vegetation is super dense. most of the tourist areas seemed full of...Puerto Ricans? or at least some variety of Latin folk...even in OSJ, the gringos were way outnumbered. it was kind of nice 😄 eating out prices varied depending on the spot, but no place we went seemed exorbitant. groceries and gas were generally much less expensive than expected for a caribbean island. damage from Maria is still very apparent on much of the island outside San Juan. lots and lots of still empty structures everywhere, some being worked on but many just waiting for buyers i guess. i was kind of fascinated by the architecture/buildings...generally squat cement structures that were obviously built well bc they are still standing...but completely hollow as the insides have been blown/flooded out. seemed like you just add new windows, doors, and wiring... until the next time it all gets blown out i guess 🌀🌊 all in all it was pretty awesome, we would definitely go back. we only had two days at the end in OSJ...i think when we return we'd spend several more days there...very much a NOLA vibe and lots of history. also think we'd do a couple nights in Condado, enjoy some high rise beach resort time. i'd go back for more hiking in El Yunque as well...spectacular! El Yunque Vieques Hucares surly special beach pup shot 😉 Seven Seas beach in Las Croabas Old San Juan
  2. and he had a tough night last night too lol
  3. omg the dismembered Reveille 🤣🤣🤣 update on my houseful of aggy - two went to bed half hour ago, one is in a drunken stupor, one's ibs is acting up and he can't stay out of the bathroom.
  4. i actually fucking gasped
  5. only one night in Old San Juan in a few... doesn't look like many recommendations for a good last meal lol...anybody? 😊 we've been here a while, done a lot of stuff in this thread 🇵🇷 i'll come back later and report 🤘
  6. hat should have 'accidentally' fallen out when the door opened
  7. from tropical PR FIGHT!
  8. looks fantastic, hope you guys have a fuckin blast!🤘i whined in the thanksgiving thread...we are in PR 🇵🇷 and will be watching this game with literally a housefull of aggy 😐 game doesn't start until 830 here...so i will either be in bed by 10pm 😝 or be doing rum shots in the pool at midnight 😆🤘 hook 'em!
  9. well Orange-4-Life is just like Tim Walz then
  10. unfortunately the rest of the crew is aggy, we are severely outnumbered. but worth it bc it's 2025, who even cares 🤘
  11. something different for us...thanksgiving with friends, poolside in PR 🇵🇷 i did the steaks 😊
  12. reporting from PR... lots and lots of air activity, locals are pretty agitated. we've seen cargo and lots of fighter jets coming in, have heard lots of remarks. kinda weird 😕
  13. fine, i'll do it
  14. sorry just saw this...Eldorado Canyon, Fowler/Rattlesnake Gulch trails, our new favorite.
  15. 😳
  16. that was fun next week i'll be watching from PR 🤘 with an aggy 😝
  17. im waiting for the public apology to David Hogg and his classmates...
  18. yeah, and again...she's a true believer.
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