SVI Tip #127 <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />

Plan to stay two nights at Marina Puerto Del Rey.

1-787-863-3863 or 1-787-860-1000

http://puertodelrey.com/

It's really the only decent place to pick up diesel, water, and greenies (Heineken) in the SVI. All can be had at reasonable prices right at the fuel dock. One stop shopping!

Del Rey is the largest marina in the Caribbean, with roughly 1,000 slips. Facilities include a nice restaurant, a marine Chandler, convenience store (ice cream!), and car rental. The dock is so big that they come out to get you in a golf cart to bring you to shore... the longest walk from the farthest docks is well over 1/2 mile. Showers and laundry are centrally located in the middle of the dock complex.

It's well worth driving up to El Yunque, the rain forest.
There are hikes and waterfalls, and the temperatures are easily 10-15 degrees cooler up there with awesome breezes.

Nearby Fajardo has tons of good eats and shopping.

You're also just a short drive from San Juan. About an hour. Old Town is well worth the visit, particularly El Moro, the fort.