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Villa Montana Resort

For our anniversary this year I wanted to go out and do something nice. I had heard of Villa Montana resort in Isabela/Aguadilla, but we had yet to check it out. I really enjoyed the relaxed and elegant atmosphere. We got to dinner at the Eclipse a little early so we explored the grounds a little. It is just gorgeous! The sort of vacation people envision when visiting a tropical isle. I felt like we had won “reward” on the Survivor show it feels we’ve been playing for the last year or so. It felt good to get out and dressed up for something romantic. Totally recommended.

We hung out on the beds at the beach for a while

Britton chillin’

Looking sharp!

Checked out the pools and grounds

Nicely manicured

Cute gazebo

Nice decorations (and a strangely air conditioned bathroom)

The restaurant is beautiful and beachfront

And the food was delicious and not as expensive as we thought it might be (Here are the menus)

Afterward we checked out the “Zen pool” and cabanas

Pool lounge cabanas

We enjoyed our time at Villa Montana and hope to return!

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Yauchromatic: Colorful Yauco, Puerto Rico

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Yauco and its vibrancy!

We have had many missions related to creating this baby and one of our most recent ones took us to Hospital San Lucas in Ponce. From the highway whenever we drive to Ponce I have always been curious about the colorful little town of Yauco with its various shades of houses almost glowing in the distance, but I had recently seen that they have invested in even more paint! It is now Yauchromatic!

Welcome to Toon Town with a little toon cat!

We went with our friend who graciously drove us for a loong day and then checked out Yauco’s murals as well as the strange little hilly/stair access-only painted area. I have always said Puerto Rico is like going into Toon Town in the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit because it is so vibrant and with such strange characters, but the little coffee town of Yauco took it to a whole new level.

Yauchromatic

The main street of Casas Coloridas

After climbing all the stairs, we looked out over the city and ocean

Even though it is very poor and run down, it just seems happier with paint!

When you’re in Toon Town, you sort of feel like a Toon yourself

Indian Statue and more paint!

Even the downtown near the church has been painted up

Brit-toon

Doggie toons

More Murals

The jibaro with his coffee and rooster

Fun in Yauco

Pulpo (Octopus) harvesting coffee of all things

Here’s a short little video we made of our time in Yauco.

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Flower Power on the Finca

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Delivery of a large bouquet to Roots in Rincon during the Sunday farmer’s market

We have been dealing with some pretty heavy emotional blows lately, but one thing that always cheers me up are the beautiful plants and flowers all around our property. Some of these have taken years to bloom, but are giving us quite the show lately. I forget all of their official names, but I hope you enjoy. We have still been out to the weekly farmer’s market every Sunday selling bouquets. If you happen to be in town, stop by and say “hi.”

Me and our market neighbor Aciel who sells artisanal soaps!

Red Torch Ginger

Type of heliconia psittacorum

Shell ginger

First time this one has bloomed! Sexy pink pendant heliconia!

Early bloom on a red heliconia

These are common, but beautiful and prolific red alpinia ginger (non edible)

Pink alpinias

Common pendants (heliconia) or ‘colgantes’ in Spanish

Through the garden patch of torches

Beehive ginger AKA microfono (since it looks like a microphone)

Bromeliad inflorescence

Rare white torch ginger in our basket of flowers at the market

You wouldn’t think it’s necessary, but we run water to any area we plant because things do dry out here!

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Los Tubos and Mar Chiquita, Manati

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Walking the beach of Los Tubos

A couple of weeks ago we had to go to Manati on the north coast of Puerto Rico to get another sonogram done at Manati Medical Center. Since we were out and about already, we decided to stop and see some of the beaches there. We stopped at Los Tubos as well as Mar Chiquita. They are gorgeous beaches, but the water is surprisingly cooler on the Atlantic side than on our Caribbean side!

Gorgeous, long stretches of beach!