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Tropical Fruit Discussion / May try to plan a trip to PR for 30th
« on: April 30, 2015, 03:40:38 PM »
Hi forum,
It's been a long while since I've been back on here. Life is busy - in a good way. In the last two years Ashley and I got married, and bought a house together. Work has been picking up as well and the business is growing. We moved into a bigger office which has been terrific. Last summer we built a pretty large container garden and grew some great veggies. With all of this spent time, sadly most of our container grown tropical fruit plants have dried up over the winter from neglect :-(. We still have some jaboticabas, a few guava varieties, and a few other randoms including loquat and fig.
So this year, (September) I'll be turning 30, and the wife has pushed for us to do something fun and memorable. And I agree. Life is short, and it's been going at a faster and faster pace. Active effort needs to be made to stop and smell the flowers. So we started looking at doing a trip to mexico, same area we did our honeymoon(riviera maya). It of course was beautiful and relaxing but a bit, 'the same'. But i got to thinking..I've always wanted to go to Puerto Rico and I thought this might be a great opportunity. We'd really like to combine a nice relaxing resort stay, with the ability to see and explore some of the old city, and the jungle. I would also love the opportunity to explore some new tropical fruits. We would only be able to do a week, and would be on a moderate budget, but from a quick look, it doesn't seem that flights or hotels are terribly expensive so thats good!
So that's where i turn to you all. I'm not exactly sure how to begin planning out a trip like that(how does one go about finding/planning a mini-fruit excursion?) as well as being able to just explore areas like the jungle, safely. Seems like most/all flights would come into San Juan, but then where to stay would be up to debate so that we could still visit the city, as well as reach out to the more jungle-y tropical places. We are not exactly seasoned travelers, having only stayed at inclusive resorts. I'm also not sure if mid September will still provide a season to get to enjoy said tropical fruits.
I certainly appreciate any insight or suggestions
Thanks!
Luke
It's been a long while since I've been back on here. Life is busy - in a good way. In the last two years Ashley and I got married, and bought a house together. Work has been picking up as well and the business is growing. We moved into a bigger office which has been terrific. Last summer we built a pretty large container garden and grew some great veggies. With all of this spent time, sadly most of our container grown tropical fruit plants have dried up over the winter from neglect :-(. We still have some jaboticabas, a few guava varieties, and a few other randoms including loquat and fig.
So this year, (September) I'll be turning 30, and the wife has pushed for us to do something fun and memorable. And I agree. Life is short, and it's been going at a faster and faster pace. Active effort needs to be made to stop and smell the flowers. So we started looking at doing a trip to mexico, same area we did our honeymoon(riviera maya). It of course was beautiful and relaxing but a bit, 'the same'. But i got to thinking..I've always wanted to go to Puerto Rico and I thought this might be a great opportunity. We'd really like to combine a nice relaxing resort stay, with the ability to see and explore some of the old city, and the jungle. I would also love the opportunity to explore some new tropical fruits. We would only be able to do a week, and would be on a moderate budget, but from a quick look, it doesn't seem that flights or hotels are terribly expensive so thats good!
So that's where i turn to you all. I'm not exactly sure how to begin planning out a trip like that(how does one go about finding/planning a mini-fruit excursion?) as well as being able to just explore areas like the jungle, safely. Seems like most/all flights would come into San Juan, but then where to stay would be up to debate so that we could still visit the city, as well as reach out to the more jungle-y tropical places. We are not exactly seasoned travelers, having only stayed at inclusive resorts. I'm also not sure if mid September will still provide a season to get to enjoy said tropical fruits.
I certainly appreciate any insight or suggestions
Thanks!
Luke