Hurricane Irma
John is a hurricane pro. He grew up in the Parish down the river from New Orleans (St. Bernard) and experienced several major hurricanes and a lot of tropical storms. If you are house sitting in the hurricane belt, during hurricane season on an ISLAND, then he’s the man you want to have around.
I’m a hurricane rookie. Growing up in a suburb of Dallas, I always thought a hurricane was merely a tornado that came from the ocean. I know, I know…silly me. I have a lot to learn.
Chanticleer Alarm Clock
Today was a solar eclipse. From what I understand, many people across the US were able to witness this incredible phenomenon. Posts were prolific across all the social media platforms and news stations almost made it a holiday. As long as nobody glared directly at it, it was a really big deal. We tried to join the worldwide merriment, but basically, here on Vieques, the sky got a little darker and the roosters stopped crowing.
Creepy Crawlies
Since my Mama’s passing in July my siblings have all bonded like never before. Mama would be proud.
One of the ways that the four of us (plus our four spouses) communicate is by group texting. We all post things that are happening in our lives from our four spots on the globe: San Antonio, TX; Rockwall, TX; Utah; and Vieques, Puerto Rico.
The Legend of Mango Dump Road
The house we are sitting, here on Vieques, Puerto Rico, is in a barrio called Monte Santo, which is right smack dab in the middle of the island. There are two towns on Vieques, Isabel Segunda (Isabel II) and Esparanza. Highway PR 997 is a two-lane, cross-island road between the two towns. To get to this main thoroughfare, we travel on a .75 mile stretch of road called La Recta Marta.
We have renamed it Mango Dump Road.
El Perro Negro and the Flip Flop
July 1, 2017 Vieques, Puerto Rico One of our favorite places here on Vieques Island is the National Wildlife Refuge. It used to be a US Naval Base. It has the best, most even stretch of paved road on the island. At the end of the main road it splits into various branch trails that […]
Mango Munch Festival
June 20, 2017 Vieques, Puerto Rico We’d heard that the horse to human ratio here on Vieques was about 1:3. One horse to every three people. According to the latest census, the island’s population is right around 8000, so sharing the roads, parking lots, beaches, etc., with the horses is a way of life here. […]
Doing the Mango Tango
Remember when you were in grade school and everyone wanted to know things like:
“What’s your favorite color?”
“What’s your favorite song?”
“What’s your favorite fruit?”
Well never, ever did I answer number 3 with “Mango!”