These are like giant Yukas that send up a 20' flower.
Two different varieties of passion fruit flowers.

Beautiful wood of a guava tree, yummy fruit too!
Last but not least a coffee plant which has a sweet outer berry.

How to drink coconut water by Sevan

Okay, Sevan didn't teach us how to do his but she is just demonstrating it for the benefit of blogging. These were the things I was dying to know about when I first arrived and on day 3 we had a nice visit with one of the homeowners as he showed us what was ripe, how to harvest it, and even learned that the skin around the coffee bean has the most antioxidants. So here's how he served up the coconuts. He climbed up in the tree and twisted a nut off then used a machete to cut through the tough skin. After making a nice hole in it he then cut off a stem of a papaya tree to use as a straw since it is a hollow tree. He sliced open 3 nuts ranging in age and size so we could taste the difference. The large nuts were sweet and a little fizzy. After the milk is gone he then sliced out the meat which wasn't dry like the ones at the store in OR.

Answer to our prayers #1

My goal was to have an address and a place to lay our sleepy heads when we arrive, and now we have it! Here's some pictures of where we are heading. Thanks Kristy for the connection!