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with boogie boards were actually fighting with each other for space in the water. I
took a gorgeous wave and dropped down, turning as I went, hand on the wall. I think
I took the tube three times before I ran out of water and hit the shore. There was this
guy behind me watching and whooping. I'm not sure whether he was wishing he was
up there with me or he was just sharing in the moment.
Favorite Surf Spot
Dogman's, because the waves there are really hollow. Often the waves elsewhere are
just as high, but Dogman's invariably has the best tubes.
Best Time of Year
From the second week in October through April.
After-Surf Party
Go to bars like the Calypso (
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), where you can hear good bands playing
Latin, rock, salsa and reggae.
As told to Brendan Sainsbury
SOUTH OF TOWN
Horned Dorset Primavera
RESORT $$$
( 787-823-4030;
www.horneddorset.com
; Hwy 429 Km 0.3; r from $650;
)
Undoubtedly the best small resort in Puerto Rico, and perhaps even the Caribbean
(though you may have to remortgage your house to stay here), this place rightly claims
to offer the 'epitome of privacy, elegance and service,' and it certainly delivers. There are
30 suites in private villas that are furnished with hand-carved antiques and come equipped
with their own private plunge pools (just in case you get bored of the communal infinity
pool, which overlooks the setting sun). It is a beautiful, quiet playground for an internation-
al set of travelers who are quite comfortable with life's finer things. Dripping with exclus-
ivity, the Horned Dorset doesn't accept children under 12 years of age, shuns TVs in the
rooms and encourages people to dress up - especially for dinner (
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). It's a long
way from Rincón's surf scene, but it's blissful.
