Villa Montana Resort

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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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Bench Pressing in the Jungle Gym

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Often times we say that we don’t have to go work out at a gym or own any exercise equipment because our lifestyle has it built in: our very own jungle gym (literally in the jungle). Well we recently added another piece to the gym and it was all about bench pressing!

We saw some concrete benches at a shop and we loved them because they will last much longer than the metal ones that start corroding/rusting in the rain right away. We got a backless bench for one area, and then decided we would like one with a back. Now that I am carrying more weight (lifting weights) with me everywhere I go (including on the property), I have found I need more places to sit. Plus it just makes the property even more park-like.

Small bench near the tropical gardens


The larger bench (in pieces) we put near the bridge was super heavy and we had to flatten the ground to make it work


But fits right in


Enjoying the new bench

Before we had the bench we just put a chair on the pad as you can see in this walk with Kitty through the jungle. The bench is much better!

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