Golf

A 45-minute drive east from San Juan on the northeast coast takes you to Palmer and its 6,145-yard (5,618m) Westin Rio Mar Golf Course (tel. 787/888-6000). Inexperienced golfers prefer this course to the more challenging and more famous courses at Dorado, even though trade winds can influence your game along the holes bordering the water, and occasional fairway flooding can present some unwanted obstacles. Greens fees are $165 for hotel guests, $190 for nonguests. A gallery of 100 iguanas also adds spice to your game at Rio Mar.