First stop...the Amirage beach house. Located in Ricon on western side of the island. |
Some images of Amirage... |
...seashell mobile... |
...fountain in the atrium |
Our living room for the 4 day stay |
Our suite had some permanent occupants... |
...a Brown Anole? |
View of the main deck from our balcony |
Other views from our balcony... |
Every morning fishermen (human and avian) worked the waters |
...a Brown Pelican |
Oceanside view of neighboring beach house |
Family enjoying the beach. Sadie on her way... |
...and zipping by! |
Even the row boats are colorful. |
Near these rocks... |
I watched as a crab dashed out to grab and eat a hapless lizard! |
While predator eats prey, this scene of serenity |
Alma and Laurel chat on the backside of Amirage |
The roadside entrance to Amirage, where a car fell from the sky! |
Unknown flower with poinsettia-like leaves |
Artie on his morning walk |
Artie and Laurel |
Daniel chillin' on the deck |
Hilda looking her usual best! |
Alma shaming the flowers! |
Lunch at a beachside restaurant |
Rincon is famous for its surfing... |
...the waves were said to be small that day |
One night at Amirage we had a small gathering. Here are some of the boys... |
...and some of the ladies |
Laurel on Calle Jaguita, Mayaguez, where the Lugo family has lived for 75+ years! |
When I was a kid, the dead end of Jaguita led to a meandering stream with grazing cattle. This is it now! |
The Ladies Lugo of Calle Jaguita |
Laurel and Percy |
Sara, Edwin and Percy... |
...with Margo, Alex and Joey |
Artie and Hilda |
Fiona (enjoying the bubbly), Daniel, Sadie and Matthew |
The Ladies and their gentlemen guests |
One night, we had our big family celebration - complete with two bands... |
...Caobana, featuring a young guest singer.... |
...and the best quatro player I have ever heard - Junior Carrillo |
The second act was Tuliband |
Needless to say... |
...a... |
...great... |
...time... |
...was... |
...had... |
...by... |
...all! |
The day after, Artie & Daniel feeling no pain! |
Another beach near Rincon... |
...and three dudes chillin' in the shade |
One day we drove to the southwestern end of the island. Here is the church in Cabo Rojo... |
...where my mother was married in 1935 |
Here's mom in front of the church. Seems that it was renovated 12 years AFTER her marriage. |
Boats in Boqueron Harbor |
El Faro Cabo Rojo - The extreme SW tip of the island... |
...is a protected 'refugio"... |
...complete with scenic lighthouse... |
...and great sunsets |
On our next-to-last day, we headed to the northeast corner of the island and Luquillo beach... |
...where we found this tranquil hide-a-way |
That day we were adopted by one of the island's semi-feral dogs. |
We called her Skippy and she even spent the night in our beachhouse! |
Fresh from the water...Laurel, Matthew, Sadie & Daniel |
On our last day, we headed to El Yunque - a tropical rain forest where the trails were cleverly made of stone |
A stream in El Yunque |
Alberto and Laurel during the hike... |
...to a spectacular waterfall |
Another waterfall...For perspective, those leaves are 4 feet long! |
An unusual sigth to us northeners - a tree fern... |
...as in ferns the size of trees! |