Fajardo - We stayed in the El Conquistador which was by far one of the most beautiful resorts I've ever been to. The resort amenities were fantastic, and the activities in the area were awesome! The resort made it possible for people to enjoy and relax in the area without leaving the resort itself. They provided us with ferry transportation to their private island, Palomino Island, an on site water park, 2 swimming pools, and a huge gym!
On top of that, they had a casino indoors in which i won $7! CRAZY RIGHTTT? haha. I stopped before i got addicted and just lost everything.
Our day consisted of a buffet breakfast in the cafe, soaking up the sun by the pool and beach, adventuring in the local area, and then a pleasant meal at the hotel. I couldn't of asked for a more relaxing hotel!
But a vacation isn't all about soaking up the sun, and sitting out by the pool; there has to be some adventure involved. One of the days we went to El Yunque National Rainforest! Besides the rain, it was good. There were waterfalls, real rock climbing lol, and hiking/nature trails. One of the hiking trails that we went on took about 2 hours round trip, but it was so worth it. You walk for about an hour through the rain forest only to come to a huge waterfall where you're allowed to go for a swim, sit on the rocks, and just relax! I unfortunately didn't have my swim suit so I didn't go in.... intentionally. The water was absolutely freezing. I did put my feet in and walked around, only to slip on a rock and fall in the water; huge shock to the brain as the water was ice cold. Overall it was a great experience, I'm just glad that I wasn't the only one to fall in. The hike back seemed longer and more tiring as most of it was uphill but we made it!!
San Juan - If you look up on all the tourism websites as to what to do in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Rum/Bacardi Factory is a must see! It was actually really cool there because everything is alcohol based (obviously). They have this huge bar where they serve drinks, and then a really big gift shop where they sell everything from bottles of Bacardi, to magnets. Then they send you on an hour tour where they tell you the origin of the alcohol, how it's made, and how much is produced yearly. It was a little interesting and a bit boring at the same time!
ALL OVER PUERTO RICO! Something that took me a while to get used to was the size of the lizards. I live in Florida and have been to India, so i'm used to lizards but the ones here are huge! At first I thought I was seeing things until they literally turned up everywhere! They are really fat and look scary. When my family and I were walking behind the hotel near the pool area, there was a huge lizard "structure" just in the grass, and at first I thought it was a sculpture just there for decoration, UNTIL it started to move!!!! :O It was just a huge Iguana just minding its own business, one of the most randomest things i've ever seen!
REGARDLESS. Puerto Rico was awesome (: Definitely go and visitttt!
