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A Few Months of Life in One Post! Fall in Puerto Rico

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Excursion to Wilderness/Pena Blanca in Aguadilla

We continue to update our life mostly on Youtube and Instagram now, but I figured I would put together a long post of the last 3 or 4 months or so. I have peppered in some of the videos here, but check out the channel for lots more! Life has been a little more stable lately than it was in the spring and summer and we, like most people, are pandemic fatigued. But we’ve been staying busy and healthy going on outdoor explorations and working on the farm. Thankfully daycare has been open since the summer so that really took a lot of pressure off. Maybe because of all the talk of dying, we have felt the YOLO sentiment even more and have seen more of this island in this last year than ever before. Every time I think we have “seen it all” there is something new! This island truly is the “Island of Enchantment!”



Fun in Aguada




Lots of fun in the gardens and even got to play with butterflies!




Incredible Sunsets!

We tore down the old shed, built a new shed/wash room and are starting to build a new tiki hut/gazebo in the old space! It has taken a lot of work and time, but poco a poco we’re almost finished!


Swimming with a sea turtle and lots of fish at Pena Blanca

You have to check out the sea turtle underwater footage in this video! Start at 8:30 if you don’t want to watch the whole video but want to see the turtle! Super magical moment!

Abandoned Youth Detention Facility in Cabo Rojo

Fun random moments, flowers, bananas, friends, abandoned buildings, tarantulas

Ermita San Antonio

 
Fun excursions around Isabela including Royal Isabela and the Guajataca Tunnel

Fun with family who were visiting


Visit to a waterfall and molino in Maricao

Playa Buye is so buyetiful haha

Playa Buye in Cabo Rojo

Good times in Aguadilla: Crashboat, Cerro Cabrera and More even though we had to deal with a traffic ticket (dark tint)


Fun on Halloween

 


Cool new waterfall: Charca el Zumbo in San Sebastian!


Stopping by downtown Cabo Rojo after a Dr Appt


Cool Bridge in Morovis called “Puente Mata de Platano”

 

A Super Unique Experience to see an Abandoned Castle in Morovis


More good times that I don’t take for granted anymore: Thanksgiving, haircuts, flower deliveries

 
Awesome cave to explore: Cueva del Viento in the Bosque Estatal de Guajataca!

 
Photoshoots to keep up the creativity


Visit to a Gothic Cemetery (San Rafael)


Checking out a cool Hacienda (Casona Amador) including an interview with the owner!


And Barrio Charcas of Quebradillas with its Parque Jibaro


And the Portal de Los Reyes and the Cantina Custer also in Quebradillas


More flowers, gardens and out and about in RIncon


And that just about catches us up!


We wish you all a Merry Christmas and best wishes for a much better 2021!

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Sea Turtles and a Beer

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We generally don’t do a whole lot of tourist activities around Rincón for a few reasons. One, we are pretty frugal and two, since we live here we don’t really feel like tourists. However, there is a lot of cool stuff that happens when you are out and about in Rincón. Recently, we have been going out and seeing thing with fresh eyes again and focusing on the moment.

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Beautiful stretch of Sandy Beach 

One day we decided to go out to Tamboo Restaurant on Sandy Beach in Puntas which is probably one of the most quintessential tourist locations for food and drink directly on the beach. We were enjoying our meal and Blue Moon beer when we heard a bit of commotion and many people rushing to the edge of the deck and then jumping down to the sand. People from the beach looked up at the growing group of people. And then the bubbling excitement. The sea turtles hatched and were working their way to the sea! We had brought our camera, but the battery was unfortunately dead, so we just enjoyed the scene together in full awe that we had serendipitously come across.

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After finishing our meal we ran back home for the camera and caught the VERY LAST ONE

We watched these moment old “Careys” AKA Hawksbill sea turles struggle and dart in a straight line for the water. It was interesting to think of them with an innate drive to their destination that would hold so many challenges. So fragile and so strong at the same time. The people all around cheering them on, placing bamboo poles as a border and removing any rubbish in their way but also letting them do what they needed to do without too much interference. Could that be a metaphor for life and our role for others? I look forward to seeing them soon when we are out snorkeling at Steps.

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The last of the group after the final turtle merged with the sea

There are so many magical moments to being alive that I don’t think we always fully recognize them until much later. Living in a world that is so different from the one in which we left is full of struggles that we never fully anticipated but it is also full of wonder and marvel. We all seem to be just like these turtles just working our way to the next adventure beyond.

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Tide Pool Fun at Steps Beach

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Steps Beach is named after these concrete steps that have been there for many, many years

One thing that is great about Rincón is that there are so many different beaches for different types of activities. There are long stretches of sand to walk or run or search for shells and sea glass, there are great surf beaches, swimming beaches and snorkeling beaches and even a beach to launch boats (the Marina). Steps Beach, also known as Playa Escalera in Spanish, is part of the 3 Palmas Marine Reserve and is probably most famous for its snorkeling. Here you can often spot sea turtles and it has one of the best elk horn coral formations in the entire Caribbean. Now that we have a waterproof camera (thanks Sean!) we need to go out and take more underwater pictures.

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Playing in the tide pools

But on this particular day, we got to enjoy another special part of Steps Beach: the tide pools! Especially for folks with young children or people with limited swimming skills, the tide pools are awesome. The sun warms the water up and they are just deep enough to sort of float on top. There are little hermit crabs and snails and small fish in there with you so it’s a lot of fun to search for creatures as you laze about in the warm water.

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Floating and playing around in the tide pools

It was a great place to spend time with our friend Missy and her munchkins. We had a nice picnic lunch and watched the parasailors, snorkelers and boats as they floated past. And Britton and I each took a turn swimming in the deep area as well. But mostly we just hung out under the shade trees and in the pools. There were a few people out, but since it was a weekday it wasn’t too crowded. Just a really nice way to relax!

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Cultivating a love of nature and the beach early! Missy and the newest member of the family

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Cool finds!

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Pretty palm trees and sexy beasts 😉

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