Comments on: Tiny Island, Giant Pleasures on Gilligan’s Island

By: Lynn Irizarry

Lynn Irizarry — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:45:47 +0000

Be carefull with the jelliefish, was everwhere!

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:26:39 +0000

Eliminate the trash, and the beauty of Puerto Rico is magnified. When I go to a beautiful spot and see it littered with trash, it just breaks my heart. I travel with a garbage bag, and don’t hesitate to pick things up. The litter issue is better now, than it was in past decades, but still an issue. I just wish everybody took more pride in their little island.

When I visited Gilligan’s Island about 5 years back it was clean, and pretty litter free. So I got lucky.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:24:26 +0000

I love this little place, and so do the kids which is what really sells it for our family. The trash thing is unfortunately true, and Ray is correct about it being everywhere. Whenever our family goes to the beach I pass a bag to each of the kids and we all spend just 10 min picking up trash, it makes a difference and really it’s so little time when compared to the rest of the day the kids don’t even mind. My 5 year old loves this place, and help the person who throws trash in front of her!

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:06:15 +0000

Trash is often a problem at beaches and forests here. Yes, it is sad. When we went, it was off-season, and I don’t remember seeing a lot of trash. I’d guess that you just went this past Easter week, which would mean more people … and more garbage.

By: Martin O'Connor

Martin O'Connor — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:32:18 +0000

I was shocked at how much litter was strewn about. There were plenty of trash cans, but apparently people don’t use them. Cleveland beaches on Lake Erie are much cleaner. I know, sounds strange, but it’s true. Very sad.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:14:56 +0000

We go at least twice a year and love this place for exactly the reasons you describe. If you have children, even small children, the placid waters are perfect for a day of frolicing in the water. You couldn’t be more right about the weekends and holidays. Take it from someone who has seen the “zoo” stay away on the busy days, if you can only go on a holiday or weekend then go early. I mean early, I’ve seen people already there waiting 4 hours before the first ferry, which gives you an idea of how many people go. Ideally this is best for a mid week day trip.

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:31:36 +0000

Barracudas, though they can be dangerous, are not really a problem. They are curious fish who generally keep their distance.

By: Maria Guzman

Maria Guzman — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:07:19 +0000

What about the barracudas? Aren’t they dangerous???

By: JMcCorkle

JMcCorkle — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:58:26 +0000

We went to this little island while visiting Puerto Rico during Jan when its less crowded.We wound up staying all day! What a nice little quiet place to snorkel. We really enjoyed the southern part of the island much more than San Juan area.