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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Vieques Honeymoon: The Ceiba Tree

When looking up things to do on Vieques, I learned of this huge, old, magnificent tree.  There weren't great directions anywhere, so I was worried that we wouldn't find it, but it was actually hard to miss it!  Driving toward the pier from the airport, it's right on your right after a while in a field.  There is a little hut with informational signs nearby, and then there is the tree.  No fence, wild horses nearby, and The Tree.

The Ceiba Tree in Vieques | Lindsay Eryn


The Ceiba Tree in Vieques | Lindsay Eryn

The Ceiba Tree in Vieques | Lindsay Eryn

This tree was so cool!  So, so, so cool.  There are many ceiba trees like this in the area, but this particular one is 300+ years old.  Some say older than 500.  Even at 300 years, that's older than America.  It's an amazing thing to be next to.

The Ceiba Tree in Vieques | Lindsay Eryn

The Ceiba Tree in Vieques | Lindsay Eryn

The Ceiba Tree in Vieques | Lindsay Eryn

2 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous tree! It's so weird to think that something as 'simple' as a tree has been just hanging out for longer than countries we live in have been discovered!

    x Jasmine

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    1. I know! Being from a young country gets weird every once in a while.

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