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Caballos
Our friends organized a horse ride for a small group of us in Cabo Rojo. What a great idea and something we wouldn’t have done by ourselves! Mount up or ride in the carriage – your choice (but sitting in … Continue reading
Fighter jets: Dead and Alive
So, our weekend was filled with fighter jets. This dead one parked at the Parque Tomas Palmares in Dorado. Except it was closed when we arrived. Boo. The next day was the Air Show featuring the Thunderbirds!! (Cue AC/DC music … Continue reading
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Tagged airplane, airshow, avion, Dorado, Parque Tomas Palmares, Puerto Rico, san juan, thunderbirds
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I’ve lived two years and I still don’t know this.
I’ve lived here a year and I still don’t know street names. Obviously I know MY street name but outside my little neighborhood? Uh. Not really. Actually, the name of the main street in my gated neighborhood escapes my memory … Continue reading
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We didn’t get our mail for two months
Me to my neighbor last May: We’re just going to forward our mail to Wisconsin over the summer. Neighbor: You don’t want to do that. It takes too long. We can collect your mail and mail it to you. Me: … Continue reading
Now you see it…
So, two days ago Puerto Rico experienced the worst power outage in decades. And I learned a new word, “apagón” (blackout). At the same time as my hubby was flying away from Mayaguez to San Juan to begin his journey … Continue reading
Aguadilla Tree House
In the Parque Colón in Aguadilla there is a tree fort/house/path with many walkways and steps It was one of the first things we did on that very first trip to Puerto Rico, when we were deciding to move here. … Continue reading
Chestnuts roasting in the PR sun
My Sana box was half full of produce I couldn’t identify this week. Facebook hive mind helped me out tremendously. My Facebook friends told me it was a Pachira aquatica ….. in other words, a chestnut! Wikipedia confirmed. They weren’t … Continue reading
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Zika with Parmesan
Zika sounds like an Italian dish but it’s a virus that has garnered a lot of attention in the news recently. Brazil kept the taboo subject out of the Olympic media, but it seems to be the Mecca of Ziki, … Continue reading
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Organic CSA!
Alleluia! One of the first things I searched out when we moved here was organic food. While Natucentro supplies plenty of dry goods and organic leche, they don’t have produce. Enter Sana! I don’t remember how I first heard about … Continue reading
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