boy do we wish we'd stayed in puerto rico, it really is the island of enchantment. temps in georgia have been 100+ all week. although we were worried that it might be hot in PR before we went, it turned out to be doable. you could stay in the water, hide out in the rain forest, or lounge by the pool to stay cool. indeed it was a low 78 at the rain forest inn. we enjoyed the beauty of the island waters, blue flag beaches, yagrumo trees in the rain forest, 
and colorful vendors everywhere. we were surprised by the amount of trash on roadways and at local hangouts like behind the kioskos at luquillo beach. aubrey's favorite activity was kayaking at night in the bays to see the bioluminescence in the lagoons. we went in with kayaking puerto rico tours to learn about and feel the 'fireflies in the water'. sorry no pics. they no longer allow you to swim in the waters b/c too many folks are wearing deet bug repellent and sunscreens loaded with chemicals which kill off the microorganisms that create the glow. we were fine with that and sufficed to swirl our paddles, hands and toes to see the effect. the food chain is at work for the dino flagellates as well since the fish who often swallow them in the water glow as they swim through it and thus they are targets for much larger fish.
my favorite activity was the relaxation i achieved staying in the chalet up in the rain forest with all the flora, magnificent rain storms and greenery, not to mention mountain views of the beaches below. we were served a gourmet breakfast every morning on our balcony and not at some ungodly, we need to start our day early and so must you hour, no it was at 9am. we not only ate like kings, healthy kings who enjoy fresh tropical fruit, yogurt, wheat germ, spinach omelets, blueberries from maine pancakes and most importantly, we were in control of the coffee pot. i read 2 books, aubrey played a lot of solitaire and we both gave the 1970s edition of trivial pursuit a try; there's a lot we dont know. let me not forget to mention that we also loved the snorkeling day sail we took out to cayo icacos where they fed us an awesome lunch and we fed the fish leftover breadcrumbs, which needless to say made us very popular among the caribbean fish. its an affordable chance to get out in the ocean, over to another island and look back at where you are which is always fun for a maplover.
