Frank, just now seeing your post, but, I am a zone 6 in Pa in the USA, so I have nothing to trade. I just have to say your stuff is beautiful, and as an update, how is your garden growing these days?

Frank, good morning! I will go searching for your rose today and let you know. I have several things from your 'wish' list - keep in touch. We will be consistently in the 60's at night now, so we can safely trade - I'm excited to trade with you!!!

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

Here's what I would do, no guarantee if it would help: 1. Turn off the phone 2. Take out the battery 3. Wait a few minutes then replace the battery 4. Go outside away from buildings, trees, etc. 5. Turn on the phone, turn on GPS. 6. When it's booted up, start the Google Map app. Push the My location icon (it looks like a small bulls-eye). Give it a few moments to find you. What does it show? The previous location (in cache) should be erased by the power off/battery removal procedure. If Google maps doesn't show you at your correct current location, I'd bet there's something wrong with your phone.