Blogs from Ponce, Puerto Rico, Central America Caribbean

Nouvelles presque fraîches Nous sommes partis depuis septembre 2008, notre dernier blog remonte à juillet 2009. Ce n'est pas de la paresse, c'est de l'adaptation au rythme local. Où sommes-nous présentement? À Salinas, Puerto-Rico. Nous revenons d'une petite escapade à Haïti. Peu de gens croisent dans cette région mais nous n'avons pu résister. À vrai dire, voici comment a commencé le projet d'y aller. Moniiiiiiique! Viens lire ça! C'est comme ça que le projet Haïti a commencé. C'est à l'été 2012, à la Grenade que nous lisons sur le site internet Noonsite qu'un rallye humanitaire se prépare vers l'orphelinat de Sœur Flora, Île-à-Vache, Haïti, avec un départ ... read more

Hello folks! This is the beginning of my travels here. It has almost been a month since I arrived, and it sure has felt like it. I have been through a series of dengue fever and serious cravings for foods of all different types. Turns out waiting a month to meet fun people with similar interests (I'm referring to when my classes start) is a bigger pain in the a$$ than what I had originally thought! It will all be worth it though here in a few days, not only do classes start in 11 days, but people will be all moved in in 9. So all I have to do is hold on a little longer and I have already made it through the toughest part of this trip! So far on this trip, I ... read more

After spending a pleasant evening in Boqueron, we hauled anchor a dawn and started working our way around the southwest corner of PR and heading toward Ponce. The day started calmly (as you can see by the picture of the lighthouse) and proceeded to get more robust. A stimulating passage which we were happy to end at the Ponce Yacht Club. After getting ourselves secured in a slip, we headed up to the club bar and restaurant. We met some really friendly and helpful club members who gave us some great local information on completing our trek up to Fajardo. We finished the evening with a nicely prepared grouper filet. Today, after Terry goes into the Customs office to purchase some sort of decal that we need, we will head up to Salinas which is only ... read more

Breakfast at Denny’s Tour EcoElectrica (Guayanilla) Lunch at “El Paladar” dock side outdoor empanadas (chicken, shrimp and conch) Tour Medtronic (Villalba) Hilton Group Presentations The team regrouped after staying at separate host homes for breakfast at Denny’s where everyone quickly learned that Coop is a big fan of pancakes! After everyone’s tummies got full, we headed to EcoElectrica, which is a large power plant that generates electricity from natural gas. The complex also includes a desalination facility, and 50% of the saltwater processed is supplied to civilians. We had the opportunity to visit the control room and see the employees who keep the kilovolts flowing! They were very eager to share with us that they had never had an accident. Everyone felt the pride the workers had in their jobs which was also demonstrated by the ... read more

By Melisse. Yesterday most of our crew rented a car and went riding through Puerto Rico’s countryside. We had no agenda. Our only plan was to have fun and see some of the island. That we did! All five of us were in fine moods, open to however the day unfolded. We followed along on a map but if we didn’t make a turn we thought we might, no problem, as long as it was pretty outside our car windows we were totally A-OK. We ended up driving through the island’s hilly green interior, and eventually to a city, Ponce, on the southern coast and then to a rocky southern beach. As we moseyed along, whenever anyone got a hankerin’ to stop they’d call out and we’d pull over. It was fun sharing the experience with ... read more