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My Vacation

Postby Fly2e » Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:36 pm

Well we arrived at the El Conquistador and went straight to the pool!!

The Main Pool.
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Gotta love the "Swim Up Bar"!  ;D
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Tropical Plants.
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As you can see, the Resort is on a cliff which overlooks the Sea. On clear days you can see St. Thomas and many of the other Caribbean Islands!
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Here is the view off the back of our balcony. It overlooks the golf course and tennis courts. If you look off in the distance, you can see El Yunque! This is Puerto Rico's very own Rain forest. It's mountain climbs skyward where the clouds constantly supply moisture to this natural wonder. I wish we had more time to stay as Barbara & I would have loved to take a day trip to the forest!
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Time for some Caribbean food and drinks!  ;D
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Re: My Vacation   Part 2   "The Resort"

Postby Ben_M_K » Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:54 pm

Wow, that really looks amazing! :o
Wonderful shots and glad you had fun! :)
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Re: My Vacation

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:21 am

Dave your shirt isn't nearly loud enough for such a totally gorgeous tropical location ;) ;D

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Ps. I'm now green with envy!
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Re: My Vacation   Part 2   "The Resort"

Postby ATI_7500 » Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:25 am

Nice hotel, but not the kind of place I'd spend my holidays in.
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Re: My Vacation

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:20 am

Don't you normally spend your hols in a tent Bj
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Re: My Vacation

Postby Felix/FFDS » Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:37 am

Dave your shirt isn't nearly loud enough for such a totally gorgeous tropical location ;) ;D

Mark

Ps. I'm now green with envy!



Ahem - the attire is appropriate for the location.  that isn't Hawaii, the Keys, nor sourthern California.
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Re: My Vacation

Postby Craig. » Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:39 am

Looks like a beautiful holiday location:)
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Re: My Vacation   Part 2   "The Resort"

Postby ATI_7500 » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:11 am

[quote]Don't you normally spend your hols in a tent Bj
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Re: My Vacation

Postby Fly2e » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:22 am

Posted by: Foxhound-B Posted on: Today at 4:25am
Nice hotel, but not the kind of place I'd spend my holidays in.  

Hiya Bjon! We just wanted to get away for a while with nothing to do except sleep, drink and be merry. Yes, sometimes all the "tourists" is a bit much, but then again, that would be me!  ;D
I have done the hiking thing in The Grand Canyon, Skiing in Lake Tahoe, Scuba Diving in Belize, made our own little "Amsterdam" while Camping for an entire week in upstate NY with my buddies with nothing to do except watch the falling leaves, sit in my fold up chair and drink beer till we all fell over. We did that every single October for 10 years and I do miss it!  :)   I have been Mountain Biking at Hunter Mountain, looked out over the Cliffs of Moher and climbed he castles of Ireland, Snowmobiled the old rail trails in Canada, taken my boat to Lake George in upstate New York and lived on an Island with a few friends for a week, white water rafted down the Delaware river and got lost in Yellowstone Park.
Would you spend any of your Holidays like that?  ;)
Like I said, do it now before you have kids. It is not so easy to do the things I described above once they are born. When they get older, yes, I will resort to them again, but for now, A simple 4 days on a Tropical Island is just what the doctor ordered!  8)

Oh yeah, I have also been to I have been to St. Thomas, Turks & Caicos, Hawaii, Jamaica, Bermuda, The Bahamas & The Cayman Islands. Went there throughout my 20's & early 30's. Now I am lucky if I can enjoy a cold beer in my backyard without having one of my little girls wanting something!  :P  ;D

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Re: My Vacation   Part 2   "The Resort"

Postby ATI_7500 » Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:00 am

You had a very nice life in freedom,Dave. But believe me,I'm going to enjoy my holidays as well as I can.

And I also said that...
We're all getting old...
*ducks and runs*
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...so I never doubted that you had an exciting life.
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Re: My Vacation

Postby Fly2e » Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:13 am

[quote]We're all getting old...
*ducks and runs*
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Re: My Vacation

Postby Tequila Sunrise » Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:15 am

Damn... really like the bar   ;D
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Re: My Vacation   Part 2   "The Resort"

Postby ATI_7500 » Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:35 am

Old is a state of mind!


So this is why I sometimes feel like I was 80...;D
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Re: My Vacation   Part 2   "The Resort"

Postby Steve_Butka » Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:10 pm

Awesome pics!  When I went to Puerto Rico I was in 2nd grade (1991-2ish or something), and we took an American Airlines DC10 of all things.  The weather was horrible on approach and I couldn't see anything until we actually touched down.  The service was crappy, and I don't know how those pilots were above their minimums for approach but we landed in San Juan after a 4 1/2 hour flight and I was happy.  We stayed at El San Juan Towers and I did what any young boy would do all week-- watch airplanes and stare at boobies alllll day long.  Hope you had a nice flight and vacation and great pics!
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Re: My Vacation

Postby Gunny04 » Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:13 pm

Nice resort...... I need a vacation like that  ;D But Thats gonna be a long time for me yet, Great shots again, Keep em comin! Cheers, Gunny
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