Bahia Estela Samaná Peninsula

Despues, fui en el autobus a el Parque Nacional los Haitses. Fui a mirar los aves y las flores y la vida de marina. Fui a acampar en el parque. Fui a comer la comida de tradicionales en el restaurante en el parque. Fui a comer champola, cual fue leche con guanábana. Me recomiendo que saca muchos fotos porque el bosque es muy bonito.<br><br>

... be a little slower than normal just because of the holidays, but, in general, my projects are doing well. My current projects consister of: 1) Teaching English classes to adults and those classes are very fun two nights a week. 2) The Escojo group, a health/family planning group for youth, is moving along. I am interested in seeing what kinds of projects we get into next. The students ...

... all sensitive to motion sickness. We saw a pair of whales spout &amp; dive several times, so that was neat. Saturday night was so much fun for me because we found some live music at a bar that was playing merengue and bachata. I got to do a lot of dancing, including one song with the ensemble's lead singer...who was highly impressed by my bachata skills. Not so cool were the several pairings of old ...

Uff, w koncu udalo mi sie dotrzec na internet! Na statku 1min kosztuje 0,06$, ale poza tym musisz miec specjalne ID, ktore dostalam dopiero wczoraj wieczorem. Plywam statkiem o nazwie Grandeur of the Seas, podobny jest jednym z mniejszych. Ja tu caly czas sie gubie i musze pytac o droge. kazdy dzien jest super intensywny, pracuje z samymi chlopakami (Filipiny, Indie, glowny manager jest z Rumunii)- wiec ...

... it as a way to save money. With the price of natural gas increasing, they cannot afford to cook on their more costly cook stoves. Finally, my last project is with a group of youth committed to improving the environment. My work with them is currently focused on gardening and composting as a way to help improve the soil quality and increase the quantity of organic fruits and vegetables. Of course, these are tried and true ...

... staying at home. Me thinks she's a city girl! The beach town vibe is very laid back and probably makes it harder for her to make friends. I also had the chance to see a performance showcasing Dominican folk dancing. It was definitely a treat and lasted well over a hour. Unfortunately I lost many of the pictures and videos from that night but salvaged a few! I'm preparing for my trip back to Santo Domingo and ultimately Costa Rica for my next country.

... about" trading the whole entire 13 colonies to France for all of Haiti. Haitian became the 2nd free republic in the New World 1804 and the French surrendered their claim in the island. On February 27, 1844, the Dominican Republic gained full independence. Briefly the DR returned to Spanish rule in 1861 and then independence again in 1865. The USA has militarily intervened or occupied the DR at two different times in DR history: first, in 1916 ...

... A new one in La Vega was people following us with our luggage yelling, "I need a taxi?! I need a taxi?!". Refrained from being too derisive. We´ve considering getting t-shirts made that say "No we don´t want a %#&amp;"n taxi!" or better still, just "NO!" Maybe I should write in on my forehead. So, we head back to Santo Domingo in a couple of hours and then tomorrow fly to Sao Paolo, Brazil. New continent, new country, new language (dammit). Really excited - South America!

For Shari's birthday, we wanted to take a 'vacation from the vacation'. So, Frank organized a weekend getaway from Cabarete. The only tough part was getting up really early on Saturday morning, 4:30am to catch our tour bus to Samana for a whale watching tour. On the way to Samana, we had a small breakfast (which made me already a little sick), and arrived in Samana around 9am to get aboard the Victoria II. The Victoria II is a whale watch vessel ...

Once we got over the jet lag and settled into a eat-drink-sleep routine we decided to see a little more of the island and booked a tour to "Los Haitises" a national park that is accessible by boat only. Sooooo unless you managed to pack a boat you'll have to book a tour as well... The park is made up by lots of little islands, caves and mangrove jungles. The tourboat was docked in ...