<p>Onward, did you see masks anywhere else? I have 4 African masks that I love and world like at least one PR mask.</p>
<p>I saw masks in a store just south of San Juan in the town of Rio Grande near the entrance to the El Yunque Rainforest. I think this is it: [Retail</a> Stores in Puerto Rico | Your Caribbean Connection ? Caribbean Trading](<a href=“http://caribbeantrading.com/retail-stores/]Retail”>http://caribbeantrading.com/retail-stores/)</p>
<p>Thanks kathiep!</p>
<p>We went to PR in January 2 years ago. There is a really nice art museum in Ponce. We spent most of our time in the western part of the island and drove all over the place.
There are nice beaches around Rincon-- funky surf culture there. It was not crowded as we were there right after the end of the Christmas season. They are really into Ephiphany (Three Kings Day) and you will see a lot of Christmas lights still up in mid-January. The smaller town squares are usually decorated and have some food/craft vendors-- Mayaguez had a really charming light display in their old town plaza.
There is a big craft show and festival in Old San Juan for St. Sebastian Street festival. It
is huge, crowded, but something to experience. Dates for this year are Jan. 16-19.</p>
<p>Just remembered, we ate at the English Rose up in the hills above Rincon. Very nice with a beautiful view. The road was somewhat scary though- lots of narrow, blind curves, but we really enjoyed it.</p>
<p>Where we stayed was very close to the English Rose (but we didn’t eat there). Driving is super-crazy on the back roads–fortunately H (who loves that) was my driver!</p>
<p>We also went to the Arecibo Observatory. If you’re interested in astronomy, you might want to visit.</p>
<p>We got lost on some mountain backroads and H tried to get directions from a guy at a coffee plantation. H speaks Spanish pretty well, but they couldn’t understand each other, and the guy didn’t speak English, either. (Most younger people know some English). Anyway, be aware that Puerto Rican Spanish is not like the Spanish you learned in school.</p>
<p>I can recommend this for your enjoyment in our “51st state”.</p>
<p>Eat your way through Puerto Rico is an e-book available on I-tunes or amazon for 5 bucks that will help you enjoy the local cuisine. </p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Eat Your Way Through Puerto Rico eBook: Natalia de Cuba Romero: Kindle Store](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Your-Through-Puerto-Rico-ebook/dp/B007XXRXHU]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Your-Through-Puerto-Rico-ebook/dp/B007XXRXHU)
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<p>Thanks for all these great suggestions! I think we’ve decided to stay at El Yunque Rainforest Inn for a few nights and then in Ponce for the last 2 nights. We’ll have 4 days in San Juan in the beginning. Looking forward to it!</p>
<p>Can I come with?</p>
<p>You betcha!!</p>
<p>Food at Dragonfly in Old San Juan is really good. PR/Asian fusion that works.</p>
<p>Don’t know if you are planning on it, but we took a day to go to Culebra island using the ferry. Absolutely easy to do and the beaches there were just amazing. The kids loved that beach and would have stayed longer if we could have…</p>
<p>We are thinking of a day trip to Culebra or Vieques while we are staying at El Yunque.</p>
<p>Just a follow-up on our PR trip. We had a wonderful time in all 3 locations–San Juan, El Junque and Ponce. Ponce is one of the prettiest cities I’ve seen anywhere and we loved our hotel in the center of the city. It felt like a very safe and friendly city as well as a beautiful and interesting place. Only wish we’d had more time there to see more museums.</p>
<p>Glad to hear it, bethie!</p>