This place is legit. It's a Vieques barber shop. It's local. It's for locals. You go. You sign in book. You sit. You listen to chisme. You listen to macho guys engaging in guy chisme. They tell stories. They are animated. They joke. They answer their phones. They eat their lunch. Breakfast. Guys walk by. Bang on window. Barber acknowledges them. He adds name to book. He knows everyone. He's from here. Everyone knows everyone. It's Vieques, get it?
Den wanted to shave his head. He is self conscious of losing his hair. He is a Puerto Rican guy. He fixes his hair. A lot. It bothers him. A lot. So I said " wait till you go to Vieques. Go to barber. Get buzz cut. See how your head looks. If it looks bad it will grow back by time we return to #bocaLand."
After 3 Medalla Light at lunch, we went to barber. He got his buzz cut. He got his beard trimmed. It was done in a meticulous manner. Very carefully. Precision cutting. Lots of different blades.
I watched his curly locks of hair fall to the floor. I got nervous and stopped watching. He was happy afterwards. He was smiling. So, I was happy.
Like I said, this place is legit. Be prepared to wait. A long time. And listen to chisme. Enjoy it. Surround yourself with Vieques culture. It's a guy thing. read more