Feb. 15th: Drove down to Manchester, NH to stay at the Comfort Inn before getting on a very early flight. It was a bit of a drive from Maine, but we saved quite a bit on the ticket price compared to flying out of any of Maine's airports.

Feb. 16th: Woke up around 3 or so. Since it was snowing we had a short delay in getting off the ground as we were de-iced. This led to my wife sprinting through the DC airport to make our next leg to San Juan . . . and we barely made it . . . United gate attendant actually had to bang on the closed plane door to get us on board.

Arrived in sunny and warm San Juan though . . . and all was right with the world. Took a taxi to our hotel -- Hotel d'Armas at the Plaza d'Armas. Like our last stay we enjoyed this hotel . . . it may not be for everyone as there are no amenities and some folks may not like having no window, but the close proximity to Old San Juan's attractions, the nearby restaurants (including Subway) and the pier made this the perfect stay for us. Read more