Before Christmas, Chris was thinking about a winter vacation to somewhere tropical like Costa Rica. Kathi did some research and discovered a motorcycle touring company in Puerto Rico. After contacting them and discovering they were still reeling from Covid-19, having sold off their fleet, we planned a lazy trip of laying on beaches and just relaxing in Puerto Rico. To reduce the jet lag and shorten the long flight, we stopped for a couple of days in Fort Lauderdale/Miami/Naples Florida to see the Everglades before contining on to San Juan.
Flights were suprisingly cheap and Puerto Rico is like a budget-friendly version of Hawaii, so overall, this is an easy way to escape some winter weather. Overall, we spent about $3,200 for flights, hotels, and rental cars and another $1,400 ($125/day) on restaraunts, attractions, gas, Ubers, and other incidentals.
| 0) Feb 3 Sat | Alaska Airlines 5h33m from PDX to Fort Lauderdale, arrived 5pm, picked up a car, dinner in Miami |
| 1) Feb 4 Sun | Drive through The Everglades, Alligators! and birds |
| 2) Feb 5 Mon | Drive back to Fort Lauderdale, Flamingo Gardens Botanical Park, fly Southwest Airlines to San Juan |
| 3) Feb 6 Tue | Lounging around San Juan and walking the streets in the rain |
| 4) Feb 7 Wed | Sandra Farms coffee plantation tour |
| 5) Feb 8 Thu | Walk around Old San Juan |
| 6) Feb 9 Fri | El Yunque Rainforest Park |
| 7) Feb 10 Sat | Hang out on the beach |
| 8) Feb 11 Sun | A long barefoot walk on the beach and streets |
| 9) Feb 12 Mon | Noon Beach walk, return the car, and fly Delta Airlines SJU->ATL->PDX |
