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Explorations near Joyuda: Modern Ruins and Hidden Coves

With the baby, we have found that we need to get out of the house and property more than ever. We have a sort of routine where we stay in one day and go for a drive the next. Sometimes it’s every two days or so, but we like to get out so we don’t feel like all we do is work around the property and take care of the little guy. This last week we did some explorations around the Joyuda area. Joyuda is between Mayaguez and Cabo Rojo. We take the cool backroad of 102 to have an ocean drive. We made it back to one of our favorite spots: Punta Ostiones also know as La Playita.


Area of Punta Ostiones


Trails


Secluded Coves


Postcard beach scenes


Me and Aeden in one of the coves -he loves to kick the water!


Noni fruit growing wild -edible and medicinal but very yucky tasting!


Hermit crab on shucked coconuts


Exploring through the Ostiones trails of coconuts and mangroves

We also briefly checked out a cool abandoned juvenile detention center that is now a mountain bike riding course. It was cool in a spooky way.  Then we went back another day with friends and explored more.


When we stumbled upon an old abandoned church that is being reclaimed by the jungle!


Creepy hallways of the old buildings -now used to play “Gotcha” or paintball


In the doorway to the church


Me and Aeden on the altar


Down the stairs


We’re off again! Grab the kid! Firewoman carry! 🙂


With friend Laura exploring the southern part of the trails


Aeden can keep his head up now which makes walking with him easier


A group of us exploring the ruins


Creepy hallways! “We’re watching!”


Britton and Aeden near the church


I did another photoshoot with Laura there. I can’t wait to see her results!


Later we stopped by the Gato Negro right on the water in Joyuda and watched the birds and tarpon fighting over fish scraps

 

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Wild Hermit Crabs in Puerto Rico

After a good rain we tend to see a lot of wild hermit crabs out and about. They are so cool. I want to learn more about them. Like, where do they find their shells? Some must be from the sea, but what a long way to travel when you’re that small! Some of them pick the most beautiful homes! Some are more reticent than others who like to pinch me when I pick them up. I just can’t help but want to look into their little home and at their weird pokey eyes, hard red crab legs and quivering antennae.

Hermit Carb
This guy was just not afraid of me at all!

One day I went out and saw two scrambling around right outside the cabana door. So the turkeys, chickens and I went to inspect them amidst the fallen mangos. In this video you get a sense of the scale of these hermit crabs in relation to the turkeys who look like huge dinosaurs tromping around. One of them looked just a like a rock moving around. What a strange and wondrous life it is to live in our own little nature show.

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Last Week: A Few Cool Things

In addition to the awesome day trips we took to Wilderness, Ponce and Maricao, we also had lots of fun in Rincón at the Spanish Wall, Farmer’s Market, Art Walk, at a couple of events and just hanging out at the house. Here are a few snapshots that didn’t quite make it into a post on their own, but that were pretty cool.

Kitty resting
We all love an afternoon catnap

Graffiti
I found this graffiti somewhat ironic because it says to take care of your beach and not leave trashbut apparently graffiti is ok

Music and palms from the beach
We listened to reggae on the beach one night

Hooping
And had fun hula hooping to the beats (Yah Frances and Theresa)

Brisas
Another night we listened to our friend Jessika rock it with her band at a local bar

Colors of skin
Friends come in many shades!

Mosquito net
Mosquito nets are helpful in a cabin without doors or windows

So tiny crab
And we found the tiniest little hermit crab you’ve ever seen

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