Welcome to San Juan Puerto Rico

This was a great place to spend Halloween and Election Day with my wonderful sister and brother-in-law!

Isla Verde--San Juan

The first tall building on the left, on the 16th floor Penthouse is where Rusty lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Pool on the top

Living room looking toward the ocean

4 upstairs bedrooms and 3 baths--very nice!!!

Views from the Penthouse Balcony

Ruthie relaxing watching the beautiful ocean view

Motels, Condos and Restaurants

Old Town San Juan

It was a busy Sunday in old San Juan.

Lots of color and wrought iron--looks like New Orleans

Ruthie and Rusty exploring shops on the cobble stone streets.

Beautiful San Juan Bautista Catedral

Touring around San Juan

El Morro--the fort that defended the island

since the sixteenth century

A big Carnival cruise ship in port.

Sunday outside the city is a time for gathering and eating at the roadside diners.

Look Stacie--A Carson Newman colored Mini

El Yunque--Puerto Rico's Rainforest

El Yunque is the only Tropical Rainforest that is

owned and managed by the US Forest Service.

Plantain bananas growing--I ate plantain banana chips.

Coffee beans

The Canopy of the El Yunque Rainforest

The top of the rainforest--looking toward the cloud forest.

The canopy looking toward the beach.

Climbing a tower to look over the top of the trees.

Mom's attempt at being artsy!

A bunch of steps to see the top of Puerto Rico.

Some of the very few animals we saw in the rainforest.

Somehow 2 snails wasn't what I had pictured as the wildlife I would be seeing.

They are really not my favorite of God's creations.

Huge bamboo. I later saw drinking cups made from these trunks.


A huge leaf. We saw folks using them as umbrellas when the rain forest was raining.



This was a waterfall we hiked 1.5 miles to see. It is beautiful!
I couldn't convince Ruthie to go test the water though.

Look at the root system on this tree.

The Sun sets on Puerto Rico

Watching the Atlantic from the balcony--Rusty's loving his new phone.

Hating to say Good-bye!

Beautiful sunset from the airplane to end a beautiful trip.

You know how mom always has her nose plastered to the airplane window--God gave me an awesome reward for looking out this time.

Davis Valley Winery

Davis Valley Winery Interstate 81 at Groseclose Exit 54

Come see my sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Rusty Cox

Vines hanging heavy with beautiful grapes!

Harvesting Grapes

About a ton of grapes ready for crushing!

Anyone want to stomp them? Where is Lucy?

Welcome!

Thanks to our children being away, we are beginning this blog so they can see what mom and dad are doing!