Author: Kim_ (---.ch.intel.com)
Date: 07-21-06 11:51
I visited Culebra for the first time, during a weeklong trip to Puerto Rico over 4th of July. We had to do most of our research online, so we ended up looking at this forum and booking with Jerry based on the great reviews.
It's true that Jerry is a nice guy. He's very friendly, has (apparently famous) handwritten maps that have a lot of info, but should definitely be used in conjunction with an actual road map. He also lent us snorkelling equipment!
However, the jeep (Geo Tracker) that he rented us (for $50/day-- we were there for about 48 hours over 3 days and we were charged $150) had over 100K miles on it, a seatbelt on the driver's side that kept getting jammed, and at one point the check engine light went on in the evening and the engine made really horrible noises, and we weren't able to reach Jerry on his cell. Thankfully the problem stopped after we let the engine cool down. Someone referred to Jerry's jeeps as "beaters" on this forum and that's exactly what you can expect to get.
When we got into the Culebra "airport" (flew an 8-seater from Fajardo), it was clear that Carlos is the biggest outfit on the island. He has a pretty big fleet of new-looking Jeeps, and most of the tourists we saw (Puerto Ricans from the main island) had rented from him. I can't comment on the service or price at Carlos's because we didn't check, but next time we go to Culebra, we'll be booking with him!
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