Puerto Rico - Sabado

Annie and I spent a good portion of the day in Lajas with Tata, Yalitsa and Pachi. They have 20 acres and Pachi is raising cattle to support the land taxes and expenses.


Pachi


Cattle and friendly birds


Tata, Annie and Yalitsa


Tata's car


Their pet Iguana that was adopted when only a couple inches long

Tat and Yalitsa took us for a drive around La Parguera


Chickens (Oops!) Roosters and flowers along the road


From the hill above La Parguera


A radar blimp moored - our drug interdiction money 'at work.' Or rather, at the moment the picture was taken, 'at rest'

Later, at the hospital we met up with Sammy's family:


Sammy's grandson (we'll try to get his name soon)


In the background, Lynn Marie, in the foreground (left) daughter of Lynn Marie and (right) Samarilee, Lynn Marie's sister and Sammy's daughter. Samarilee is a volleyball player and has just received some great accolades for her abilities.

And here's Maria Yvette's family:


(Still gotta get the names... Maria on the left)

On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at our new favorite Mayaguez restaurant, 'Don Quijote' for a plate of grilled pork chop, mofongo (mashed plantain) and salad. That's a half serving! We split a plate!:


And a local brew: