ozarkmama
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Go to Puerto Rico Day Trips for free walking tour information and maps
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my daughter and I stayed here when we got in at 1am:
Nothing fancy, very basic but it was a large, clean room and the beds were super comfortable.
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try taking your Bonine/meclizine at bedtime.
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Yes, it's quite safe.
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You can store your luggage at Barrachina restaurant while you walk around OSJ
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Is there a reason this was posted 3 times?
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Ellis is great. We have used him twice and have him booked for our next trip as well. That being said, I ran across this post on Tripadvisor the other day. I have been in contact with Ellis and he has never said anything to me but he also has a lengthy post on his Facebook. I think this explains some of the reason he has been changing up his rain forest tours:
"First let me say that what happened should not keep people from going to El Yunque it is beautiful and the only tropical rain forest in North America. I was the person that was kidnapped last Monday Nov. 17th. I was robbed and held for about 2 to 3 hours. I felt I was going to be killed. I later found out after identifying one of them that there is a warrant out and two of the three that took me are wanted for killing three people. I saw their faces and the police can't understand why they didn't kill me. I absolutly believe it was my faith in God that saved me but I have more details on this. If anyone wants to contact I'd be glad to give the details. Actually I've listed the whole story on my Face Book page Ellis Fleisher. There is a police report at Luquillo and Fajardo stations and you can believe there is a record of what happened to me as the FBI is also involved. I want ot get a movement started as the Park knows this is a trouble place but won't station a park cop there. I feel that if enough pressure is put things can change there as its one of the most beautiful places in Puerto Rico. So please instead of censoring this post boost it and get more people involved so we can bring pressure to bare on the National Park. Thank you"
Ellis Fleisher
HEre is a link to the entire thread: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g147320-i72-k7954006-Anjelita_Trail_in_El_Yunque-San_Juan_Puerto_Rico.html
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Taxis are not allowed in the rain forest. What about renting a car? It's an easy drive. My daughter and I drove all over PR (including El Yunque) in January and had a great time.
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If you are interested in a private tour, contact Ellis. He offers many different tours depending on your interests. We have used him twice and are planning on using him again next December when we return. He is on craiglist Puerto Rico and also on facebook (Tours with Ellis, see the real Puerto Rico) you can email him at fleisherellis@aol.com
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We used Ellis for a rain forest tour before our cruise. He picked us up at the hotel, took us to El Yunque and then to the kioskos for food. He explained all the different foods to us. Then he took us to the cruise ship
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I would not pay for a tour in OSJ. You can walk to the forts yourself. OSJ is only about 7 square city blocks. Most reviews say the bacardi tour is not worth the money.
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You can leave your luggage at Barrachina restaurant. they offer this free service (tip jar on counter) from 9-5
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Check out Tours by Ellis if you would like to see the rain forest or other parts of Puerto Rico. We have used him twice and highly recommend him.
We did this Mango Daiquiri tour in January and had a great time. Last year we did a rain forest tour.
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I wholeheartedly agree with using Ellis. I have used him twice and have him booked for next year as well. Tell him what you want to do/see and he will take care of you. He lists some of his tours on Craigslist as well to give you an idea.
http://puertorico.en.craigslist.org/trv/5127056875.html
You can email him at fleisherellis@aol.com
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La Coca falls is right on the main road. You just park and see the falls. La Mina is a hike.
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My adult daughter went on a cruise with us last year (the Summit), they made her sofa bed up each night, took it apart each day and took the linens out of the room. We did ask for a foam egg crate mattress for the sofa bed to make it a little more comfortable for her.
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El Yunque is about an hour drive from San Juan. Once there you can spend as much or as little time as you desire. We like to stop at the visitor center, La Coca Falls, and the observation tower. We spent a total of a couple hours in the rain forest and then went to the Kioskos for lunch and spent a little time at Luquillo beach before heading back to town. You could also go to Guavate for some pork, live music and salsa dancing. I highly recommend it.
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We just asked the taxi driver to take us to a beach where we could go out with the turtles. He took us to Paynes beach and hooked us up with a boat that took us out. There ended up being 12 or so people and we were out with the turtles and finishing up our tour when the first tour groups started showing up.
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Don't need "water shoes" if bringing Keens, I wear mine in the water and out. I wear my tennis shoes on the plane, bring my keens, a pair of flat sandals that work for dinner even on formal night and a pair of flip flops (which take very little space)
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Try posting in the ports of call forum for San Juan
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When we cruised a couple of years ago they were right there at the port offering tours.
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contact Ellis. We have used him twice and highly recommend him. You can email him at fleisherellis@aol.com
He is also on Craigslist http://puertorico.en.craigslist.org/trv/5127056875.html
San Juan and St Thomas
in San Juan, PR
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Go see the forts, walk the Old city, go to the Parque de las Palomas and feed the pigeons. Go to Puerto Rico Day Trips for free walking tour information. All kinds of info on the site
http://www.puertoricodaytrips.com/category/oldsanjuan/