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Beautiful day in the 'hood
My second full day in Puerto Plata, the Golden Beach. It was a magnificent day. Nothing much happened. I started off the day with a good breakfast, then a walk on the beach. I can’t sit in that hot sun, I need to move around and do something. I walked along the shore and the water was so warm. Warmer than the hot tub! The natives are so warm and friendly. The blue shirts walk the beach with ...
Day 1
... hair. No thanks. Next,jewellery. No thanks. A few no thanks and then they leave you alone.
Marta, Hans and I had supper together last night at the Chinese Restaurant. First, we were served entrees which were delicious, an assortment of sushi, shrimp, eggrolls and chicken sattay. I had chicken lo mein as my main course followed by fried bananas and ice cream. Their company was great and the ...
Scout Camp Part 5
... opened up and unleashed a
torrential downpour. Thunder struck so close that you could hear its
deafening crack before the rolling boom of the thunder. Having enclosed
everything in plastic bags inside my backpack before leaving for the
camping trip and pulled everything away from the sides of the tent, which
was covered by a rain fly and a tarp, I was in pretty good shape, hunkered
down and reading, when I ...
Earthquake
... over New York City, engulfing the Statue of Liberty like it was a miniature trinket. The special effects of the movie really accentuated the size of the tsunami which seemed to strech right into the sky. Five minutes of this film shook me up.
As a result, I have a healthy respect for Nature's Powerful Elements...
Living relaxed on a holiday resort, one quickly forgets about worry. It had been another day ...
Caribbean Treasure Hunt
... around Santiago & I have a better sense of direction. There were a few times when we had to cross busy streets & ride in scary traffic...but I just had a sense of adventure the whole time. I think I probably asked a total of 30 people for directions, and all were very helpful. I also made my class schedule yesterday. The TESL class was full, so I ended up being in the Community Service course ...


