Spring 2011 – Day 1



On the west balcony

After seeing our Grandson Jacob play his last high school basketball game for this year, we had a few hours sleep and then it was up and out in the dark to the airport for our flight to Porto Rico.

The flights were uneventful and we landed in San Juan about 45 minutes ahead of schedule.  It was 87 degrees out under clear skies when we arrived - how can it get any better??

A quick cab ride and we were at the hotel, checked right in and took the elevator to the 19th floor to get to our room.

As you can see from the picture, the room is a corner room overlooking the ocean to the north and Old San Juan to the west – what a view. It is the same room that we have had the last three times.

Inside our room

One balcony is about 30’ long and the other balcony is about 15’ long. After unpacking, we headed to the Executive Lounge for snacks that turned out to be our dinner. This lounge is one of the best of any Marriott and we filled up on a variety of food.

Then it was off to the beach for a walk along the ocean. About a mile away is another Marriott so we walked through it, stopped at their casino and then headed back by the street to our hotel.



Dinner on the balcony of the Executive Lounge

We changed clothes and went down to the casino to meet our host, Jose and set up our line of credit. Jose is really, really nice and after chatting we played for just a little while.

We headed back to the room early to get a good night’s sleep and tomorrow the real vacation of sun and fun begins.

Night from San Juan 







The view from our balcony