Parachuting Beaver Travel Blog

Over the river and through the woods to home we go?

My brain is full of adages from childhood that makes me make me think of home. Mike and I have tried to take this extra time and say when life gives you lemons or bombs make lemonade or napalm? Okay, the second one doesn't work so well, but then again, I'm not a superpower with the biggest military in the world. I want you to look at the amazing scene that nature made above. As Mike and I watched and enjoyed this incredible show of force, we watched a different show of force

Jan 11

Ever asked yourself how close Puerto Rico is to Venezuela?

That's okay, we never asked ourselves that question either, but now it's going to be indelibly burned into my brain that it is about 525 miles from Cabo Rojo PR to Caracas Venezuela, as the bomber flies. If my vision serves me right, this is a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, military transport plane. We saw this the evening before the US bombed Caracas. For those of you who are not familiar with this plane, let me give you a few stats that let you know why we were concerned, but di

Jan 7

Off the beaten path, and into the woods

Feliz Año Nuevo! The first day of the year has never been one of my favorite holidays. Mostly because people generally get together, say up too late and drink too much. I will say this is going to go down in my memory as one of the best ever. Mike and I spent it on the beach watching the Puerto Ricans shoot off fireworks. My goodness, do they like their fireworks!!! I've seen lots of fireworks and lots of places, but I have to say seeing them on the beach through a palm t

Jan 5

Feliz Navidad Próspero año y felicidad en Puerto Rico

I know I've been slacking a little bit on the blogging, but I hope that you all have had the happiest Christmas. This is Mike's and my first a Christmas away. We always love to be home with the family, but I have to say this has been a really nice getaway. When we woke up on the day before Christmas, there was a rainbow in the sky. I wish that I could show it to you here as we saw it, but my camera's not good enough. I swear we could see infrared and ultraviolet hues. It wa

Dec 26, 2025

Warm breeze and glowing nights

I've never sought out bioluminescent organisms on purpose, but I have to say, through the gift of our neighbors, we did it, and it was amazing. Both mike and I have run into them either fishing or scuba diving.But I have to say there's something about doing it on purpose that makes the experience even more special. The magic of bioluminescence is that you get to be in the water with 4 to 5 million organisms per square foot. Please don't let that freak you out. They are amazin

Dec 22, 2025

Winter winter go away! Puerto Rico here we stay!

I hope that this blog post finds you enjoying the windy weather in Pennsylvania. Mike and I were terribly grateful to get off the ground in Philadelphia, and then Orlando without any issues. As you can see Mikehad his " It's five o'clock somewhere!" beer in the airport. On the flight from Orlando to Aguadilla i met a lovely woman named Trisha who gave me some tips to what we would want to see on the island. She's lived here for the past eight years and says they haven't vis

Dec 20, 2025