Someone needs to decided what the actual name for all these garcinias are. Whenever I try to search for them each website calls it something different. Any idea whos right? How does the Achachairu taste? Ive been wondering about it since I saw Zimmern eat it on Bizarre Foods. Is Bryans book available in English? I remember seeing it in Spanish a while back.

It was as beautiful as ever there and this time we added the lechonerias to the trip. Some of the highlights for me, lots of new fruits to try and more of the great ones from last year. One of the gents that came along has family in PR and offered history and background on many aspects of PR living. Not to mention he spoke fluent (Caribbean) Spanish and me living in CA I hear Mexican Spanish all the time but they do have subtle differences. The best meals we ate (to me) were at Siglo XX (Signal 20) just around the corner from our hotel. Excellent, authentic PR cooking, one treat was breadfruit tostones, mmmm. The people at the Howard Johnson's in Mayaguez were very kind and helpful, not to mention they enjoyed all the strange fruits we shared with them (and a few guests nearby). We toured the USDA facility in PR, what a beautiful compound, nice people, with an amazing collection of trees. To top it off, we had Sadhu touring the grounds with us, sorta like having Phil Mickleson playing miniature golf with you. Very informative to say the least. All the farms we visited were amazing, beautiful fruit trees surrounded by lush landscapes punctuated with vibrant heliconias and gingers. The people and their employees were very kind and generous with their time. I think like many of us, they enjoy showing off their collections even though their collections cover acres. As for bringing stuff back, there is a long list of what is allowed with inspection. I had plans of bringing fruits back to a friend of mine who brings me fruit from the OC but did not want to deal with any inspections or delays that might make my 15+ hours of travel any more difficult. So in the end, the ladies that clean the hotel room will be enjoying a few more strange fresh fruits. boy I sure could use a bite of durian now, -Ethan

I have often thought about going. I love the Caribbean, but tend to be too unadventurous for non-USA territories (but coming back through USVI airport, it may as well have been non-US!). It looks beautiful flying over it, and now, seeing your photos, looks beautiful on the island. I'm glad you have a good time when you go. Your vote of confidence deepens my desire to be there.

Maria Elena, long time no see as they say....I popped onto another group on here to ask a question and decided to drop by onto Adeniums to see if anyone from the ‘good old days‘ were still here. Im so very sorry to read your news, I know exactly what you’re going through 😔, sending you a big virtual hug from the U.K. 🤗😘 Your beautiful mum will now live on in your very own Adenium! How lovely they both look. I remember the tales you told of your mum as you cared for her, the singing and the plants she loved to look after in the garden. Take care, Gill xx