No, I didn’t do my Tarzan yell. Attempting such amateur vocals amid the gorgeous green foliage just outside the El Yunque National Rainforest in Puerto Rico would have been like singing “100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall” in Carnegie Hall. Not fitting at all. Maybe next time. If I practice first.
What else didn’t I do on our recent trip to Puerto Rico? Well, I didn’t fly the plane back off of Vieques even though the steering wheel and controls were within easy reach from my co-pilot’s seat. And I didn’t blink when the guy standing behind me in line at the airport ticket counter held a chicken in a burlap bag. Didn’t stand in a security line either.
I didn’t get trampled by any of the wild horses that kept popping out of bushes when Hannah and I ran the roads of Vieques. I definitely didn’t tire of picking and sampling tropical fruits as we wandered the islands.
I did glow when we swam the Bio-luminescent Bay after dark. I’d like to think that I always glow a little, but it was all dino-flagellite action that night.
Didn’t miss the internet. Didn’t miss TV. Missed my oldest son but didn’t miss one wonderful moment with my two youngest kids who accompanied me on the trip.
And I didn’t get lost. Yeah, right.
Looks like a great spot. Wife and I went to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic a couple months back loved the beach/ocean
Thank you for not doing a Tarzan call, can’t understand how that can be liberating when it ruins the silence. The only thing I know about Puerto Rico is from Daisy’s Viva La Daisy, the food looks good, and from what I can see, so does the landscape.
Now I want to go….
Oh Heather, you must post more pix! We’ll be in El Yunque next week and I want your take on it. Puerto Rico is a magical place…
What an AMAZING time you had wit your daughter, Heather!!! Great photos and post. Those horses must have been scary. I have been on a trail where a deer bolted out and I jumped.
What a unique and interesting vacation.
Cheers, Nancy
Joe Todd: Geographically diverse destinations are especially fun because they give you so many options! I love the Hawaiian Islands for the same reason. Haven’t visited the Dominican yet, but I’m sure I will (and I’ll be sure to check with you when I do)…
Cate: You’d feel right at home on Vieques, I think. And there’s so much more to Puerto Rico’s main island than we had time for this trip. Coffee plantations etc (thought of you!).
Fly Girl: I also can’t wait for your impressions! I posted video of ziplining by El Yunque yesterday. The Bio Bay on Vieques was outstanding -much better I understand than the ones on PR itself if you’re able to make the trip over. Feel free to email me!
JJ: Our island running was unusual. Don’t know if you ever read about our Boulder, Utah cow experience (http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/2008/09/08/the-cows-part-one-boulder-utah/), but there were some definite similarities!
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