Unknown Trails Beat the Usual Routes
...The hazards ranged from coconuts and hermit crabs to wild horses, chickens and mosquitoes. Occasional encounter with spraying irrigation systems were generally a nice counterbalance to the humid...
View ArticlePerils of Paradise
...I liked the humor in the “Beware Paradise” sticker adhered to the sliding balcony door... I don’t know how many birds it has saved, but hopefully the warning has prevented vacationers from...
View ArticleWhen it Really is a Jungle…
"It's a jungle out there" has been cliched to the point that the phrase almost always brings to mind an urban, complexly corporate landscape. But sometimes, it really is a jungle...
View ArticleClaiming Sand on Silver
We claimed an isolated stretch of Silver Beach as our own. Angling into one of only two parking spots and tossing our towels onto the sand made it our unofficial second home for two lovely days in...
View ArticleTracking Turtles
...For those of you who have not yet ventured into the underwater world yet, this is but a small glimpse from an unending gallery...
View ArticleCall It An Adventure
Getting to and from Isla de Vieques from Puerto Rico's main island was more of a challenge than any of the adventures I'd actually arranged for our August travels. But what's a trip without a few...
View ArticleTreetop Views from Yokahu
Ninety-eight steps took us directly to treetop views of the El Yunque National Forest. It seemed a pretty easy way to gain a panoramic view after our adrenaline-laced morning...
View ArticleSea Glass on Sun Bay
Sun Bay didn’t get a lot of our time. Nothing against the sand on that beach. The shores of Isla de Vieques are simply alternate slices of heaven. While we had found more private digs on Silver Beach...
View ArticleZiplining in Puerto Rico
Hang onto the metal clip. It’s your steering wheel as you fly across the treetops. It’s also your lifeline, connecting you to the cable above... (VIDEO)
View ArticleRoad Running with Roosters
In Utah, it was renegade cows. On St John in the U.S. Virgin Islands? Wild donkeys on the patio gave room service a new twist. There were wild chickens in Bermuda. And on Vieques this past summer? At...
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