A Spirit of Adventure

One of the things we enjoyed so much about the Bradner family was the great sense of adventure they brought with them. They were not only willing to try most anything, they were eager to do so. The boys even wanted to try things that they knew they might not like! For example, agua de coco (coconut water) is not a favorite with American visitors. Danny once described it as tasting like swamp water! Ben and Deb brought two boys ready to taste it though. Ben has traveled to many different countries and has 'enjoyed' coconut water in many of them. Both he and Deb have been to the Dominican Republic before, as has their oldest son. The boys, Kavin and Micah, reminded me at times of "The Swiss Family Robinson". They tasted the coconut water, searched for mangos and peeled them with Fran's machete, and both enjoyed a stalk of sugar cane. When you add in the fun the had with the animals it just reminded me of the way the kids on the movie enjoyed their temporary island home.