Burgers and Massages on an Island Beach

	Descanso Beach Club
	You'll go a long way for a burger on the beach. But you'll go even farther if, instead of fries, it comes with a massage in a private cabana. And maybe supersized with some free Wi-Fi and a kayak. So we thought you'd like to hear about the new incarnation of Descanso Beach Club, now open on Catalina Island. Basically, this is an island lunch spot that has been completely reimagined as an all-day beach retreat. You'll want to head straight for one of the new private cabanas (they fit six), your home for doing nothing, in a swimsuit, for the rest of the day. As the sun lolls by overhead, you'll be greeted by a very nice person, ready to offer you some Catalina Ceviche, a half-pound burger or a rubdown whose only soundtrack is the crashing waves. You can even catch up on some email with your toes in the sand. But if you do start getting antsy, wander over to one of Descanso's two new outdoor bars, and on Fridays and Saturdays (starting June 25) you can drop your own steaks on a monstrous 25-foot grill. You'll also be happy to hear this is now Catalina's home for kayak rentals, snorkeling gear... and taking to the zip line. Your move, In-N-Out.

Extreme Spelunking in Puerto Rico

Aventuras Tierra Adentro You usually know what to expect from your vacation—the beach will be sandy, the accents will be alluring, and the minibar will be laughably inadequate. But sometimes you just need to take a dangerous, exhilarating leap into the pitch-black unknown. Literally. Welcome to Aventuras Tierra Adentro, your chance to climb, zip-line and free-jump your way through some of the largest caves in the Caribbean, taking reservations now. This is an underground trek incorporating all the spry athleticism and scuttling wildlife of Indiana Jones, minus the giant boulder. But first you've got to hike through the Caribbean jungle. You're seeking a series of five zip lines that'll send you careening across a ravine, over a winding stream called Rio Camuy... and straight into the mouth of a gaping 100-foot crater. At which point you may want to switch on that helmet lamp. For the next few sunlight-free hours, you'll slog through lakes of mud, float down an underground river and scale 250-foot cliffs with just a carabiner and a few metal footholds to speed you along. Your guide has been around since the '80s, so you can trust him... even when he positions you at the edge of a cliff and tells you to jump blindly into the complete and utter darkness below. Theoretically, you'll splash safely into an unseen underground lake. Still, we'd try to stay on his good side. resource: urbandaddy.com