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So we just got back from our annual trip back to Colorado to visit friends and family and after 4 weeks off the island we were ready to get back to the sun and sand!  It was the perfect amount of time for a vacation – not to little, not to long, and it always …

Rincon Local Tips If you’ve never had a dog in the tropics, then you might not think about it, but coconuts make awesome dog toys. The newest addition to our family (‘Mini’ as we call her – poor thing never got a more creative name) can be a bit of a chewer, which, obviously, can …

Share As those of you with kids know, getting time away is precious, so sometimes I only have a quick 15 or 30 minutes to get my beach fix and get back home. The Rincon Balneario is the closest beach to my house and has become my go to ’15 Minute Beach Break’. I can …

No, that is not my goal for living here (well, maybe the tan part). Although it may be an unfortunate consequence…. that I will try to avoid.Fatandtan.com is actually the blog of a friend of a friend we know out here who is also a great surf photographer. He has some killer shots of the …

In Puerto Rico they celebrate the coming of the three wise men, or three kings, as the conclusion to the Christmas holiday. This is the day when kids open most of their presents (depending on how you celebrate, sometimes they get presents on both days). I think the cutest part is that the night before …

One of the biggest local concerns currently is the proposal of the Rincon government to build a “bike path” connecting downtown Rincon with the surf spots at Domes and the tourist area of Barrio Puntas. Local environmental groups, fisherman and surfers, including the Surfrider Foundation, vehemently oppose the path. The “paths” current design is so …

This morning was a great start to the day. I have been keeping my eye out for a good place to do yoga since we got here and recently I noticed a sign right by Casa Islena and Antonio’s Beach (just down the street from our house in Puntas). I asked about it the other …

So, last night the place to be for cheap drinks and good food was Pacho Villa Mexican restaurant – located right off of the plaza downtown. Michael at West Coast Surf was kind enough to have given us a few free margarita passes a couple days ago (I guess the owners of West Coast own …

Ok, so I’m on a bit of a roll today and this’ll be the second post for the day. Just to warn you, we took a great trip this past weekend, that I’ll probably make it on here today as well. Just wanted to take a second to tell you about Surf’s Up Coffee, it’s …

So, this is the first post in a bit – But there’s much exciting news! Since I started this blog, we’ve finally made the move down to Rincon and have settled in a bit. I felt like I needed to hold off on the posts for a bit until I was really down here and …