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Teatro Yaguez

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Inside the theatre

We went out for a nice evening with our friends Laura and Trevor and their sweet littles. We saw a dance performance at a very cool theatre in Mayaguez called Teatro Yaguez. It has such neat architecture that I couldn’t help but be impressed.


Exterior of building

Located right downtown in Mayaguez, it’s quite easy to find and has an interesting history. The dance performance was really nice. It was a collaboration with a variety of ballet and contemporary dance and performing artists. There was an all-female bomba group and they even had an interpretive dance with flashlights called “After Maria”.


Cool massive chandelier and ceiling!

We weren’t supposed to take photos or videos of the show, but I did snag this one of the final bows. It was a fun night out! I definitely recommend going to Teatro Yaguez if you ever hear about something you’d like to see there!


Final bows

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Beachy Days

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Cassie at steps
Enjoying Steps Beach

Most things on the island revolve around the beach at least to some extent. We don’t always go swimming or into the water, but we are often near it in one way or another. Here are a few fun random pictures near the sea.

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Britton climbing a coconut palm

Ismael and Angel
Meeting new friends in Aguadilla- Ismael and Angel at bar called El Varadero

Madeline and the tree
Behind the bar that is built around a huge Maria tree

Fish face
And this guy with his fish that he just caught

Boats in Aguadilla
Right across the street on the malecón of Aguadilla

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Enjoying a cold one on Sandy Beach, Rincón

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Celebrating our anniversary at Carbón de Palo, Mayaguez right on the water

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Meeting up with friends Maureen and Michelle at Villa Cofresí to watch the sunset

Cassie snorkel
Fun snorkeling at Steps

Long tree down
Exploring new and strange sights
With Omar
With friends Omar and Christopher at our favorite bar, Olajas right on the water in Aguada

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Relishing in the beauty of the beach

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Random Photo Update: May 2017

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Cassie and Britton
I sometimes look at my own photos and can’t believe I live in this magical place!

Life is spinning by as fast as ever. We are entering the summer season and tourism is slowing down and the plants and rains are taking off. Here are a few pictures that don’t warrant a post in themselves but are fun reminders of this time in our life.

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Our makeshift bird feeder at the cabin: old bananas. Zorzal and Troupial

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As creatures we evolve to mimic our surroundings -haha

Roots

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Star Cassie 5 Roots May 11
We’re still having fun playing music and performing with our band!

Downtown plaza rincon
Rincón is so beautiful and colorful! Downtown plaza

Mummified Coqui
Check out this weird mummified/dried out coqui I found in our closet!

Riding the bull
I competed in a mechanical bull contest at a local bar and won 1st place of women and got some schwag (and a lot of bruises). Not too bad for my first time ever on one!! haha

Horses in the projects
You know this is a rural countryside kind of place when there are horses even in the projects

Iguana face
I don’t know if I will ever grow accustomed to the amazing creatures that just roam freely here

Kitchen progress Cabinet bamboo
When we’re not having fun we are still progressing on the cabin -currently in the kitchen we are going for a tiki-bar tropical cabin in the jungle feel 😉

Glen and the balneario guys
These guys live at the balnerio in Rincón and even have a TV! One of them, Glen, makes incredible tie-dye creations as seen in one of the earlier photos

Tropical Iris
I love these gorgeous tropical irises that are blooming all over our gardens

Pretty yard
And look how lush it is this time of year

Dock of the bay
Alone on a pier in Mayaguez

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Fun at the lighthouse park in Rincón

Cassie frame domes
That’s all for now, folks! Hasta luego

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Tour of El Galeón Andalucia

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CK BK Galleon

We had some errands to run in Mayaguez and heard that the replica Spanish galleon ship was in town once again. We’ve tried to check it out before and it has been closed, but on this day we lucked out!

Ship
It’s a huge ship!

The tour was completely free and we had access to almost all parts of the boat. It is a working/traveling boat, and very authentic. It was cool to imagine the voyage it would have taken to go from Europe to the “new world” hundreds of years ago. With over 150 people on board it would have been stinky, hot and uncomfortable for the long journey. And if you were not the captain, the quarters in the hot lower decks would have been horrendous. I also thought about the slave trade and how terrible it would have been to be kidnapped and transported on a ship like this. Looking back now this seems like a quaint memory but in the time of pirates, slaves, and looting it would have been quite a moment in history.

Big Britton Wheel  Cassie stair down


Cows nest
Crow’s nest! Ahoy mateys!

Cassie ropes
You’d have to be pretty good with ropes to work on a ship like this!

Captains quaters
Best part of the boat!

Cassie shipIt’s a pirate life for me!

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Here’s a little video walk through of the Andalucia. Enjoy!

 

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