Highway #53 from Fajardo to Yabucoa is very scenic. Above photo taken near Naguabo of the eastern end of the El Yunque mountains. Pico Este.

If you leave Fajardo or Naguabo in the morning take a swim in the cool river at the top of the road # 191 and then and go back down to Highway #53. Drive south, past Humacao, to the end of the highway.

Humacao to Yabucoa: Travel on scenic road along the southeast coast from Yabucoa to Maunabo. Going South from the end of the super highway, be sure to take road #901 ( scenic drive on the cliffs by the sea) towards the southeast end of Puerto Rico. You could stay the night at the Parador Lucia, Playa Emajagua Guesthouse or push on to Caribe Playa Guesthouse. all clean and ok, all on the beach but none on a good beach to swim at.

If you see the beautiful flowering Flamboyant trees in full bloom that's an announcement that summer is here and so are the summer fruit! Summer also means good snorkeling, warmer days and nights and calm oceans. and the summer retreats in the mountains are very popular. Cool evenings and hot days spent on the beach. July is a breezy month. Great sailing. August is the most difficult as the winds will die down while shifting around. September has its storms.

Flamboyant trees are not originally from Puerto Rico. They have been traditionally used to line the roads because they provide the best shade and their branches reach all the way across the road. In the days of horse and carriage this was extremely important, you could ride all day in the shade. Prizes were awarded to the farmers who maintained the best sides of the road with a covering shade.