Hotel Casa Cayena Sosua

... and wandered down to visit the pigs...now, I know that pigs are large, but I have NEVER seen a pig as enormous as the one they have - 900 some odd pounds! She is lovely though, but quite rotund, shall we say. There is a brook at the back of the property that is quite nice, and there is a spot deep enough for swimming. On the way back towards the house, we saw the beautiful horses, and very friendly and persistent donkey. Unfortunately, my allergies were ...

... guys, who actually lives in New Jersey, offered to go up with him. It was funny, because clearly no one thought he would jump - after he walked away, there was a chorus of, "Look! The gringo is going up to the cliff! Snicker snicker snicker.." Shen is definitely not one to show off, but the poor expectations made it totally necessary, so he did a back flip off a 35-foot cliff. The group made several comments about how the gringos never jump, they had ...

... seen. They almost have a strip-mall feel to them - shop after shop, power cables criss-crossing the street all over the place, and no real center. There's nothing pretty about them. The towns we've seen do have a Plaza Central, but life doesn't seem to revolve around it as it does in many places. I can't seem to find the town's anchor. One thing that does give a sense of character is that everyone is out on ...

... can't wait to see them.  My little Ellie Grace has<br>grown at least one inch, is beginning to give up her bottle, and is saying new<br>words.  She grew up some while I have been gone--I'm going to eat it all<br>up when I get back!<br>I haven't been able to reflect on this experience.  I've heard that<br>reflection comes in bits and pieces, interwoven during normal daily routines--a<br>thought here, an image there.  What I do know, is that this ...

... he said, "I don't have the money or the time."  It was maddening.  I truly believe in my heart that this child will not survive this illness, just because of his living situation.  It was difficult to walk away-<br>Please offer your positive thoughts, good karma, prayers, or wishful thinking to this little one tonight.  Maybe they will help.<br>Missing all of you,<br>Love,<br>Lani

We pray for children<br>Who sneak popsicles before supper,<br>Who erase holes in math workbooks,<br>Who can never find their shoes.<br>And we pray for those<br>Who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire,<br>Who can't bound down the street in a new pair of sneakers,<br>Who are born in places we wouldn't be caught dead.<br>We pray for those who never go to the circus,<br>Who live in an X-rated world,<br ...

... is all-inclusive; 5 star chef, high class open bar, Beautiful women and alot of activities like: fishing, casino, helicopter rides, snorking, and much more... My stay there was pleasuring I ask the administrator if I could live there..., lol. Well guys if your interested in this trip take a look at the webpage: www.charlisangels.com

... a small pig, complete with his or her head - Leanna saw it too later and said it looked like Babe. My dad took a picture of it on my camera but I don't even want to look at it again and I don't think I'll be posting it here - I don't want to glamourize this disgusting image in any way. There was also stewed goat for dinner, at the buffet, among many other daily varieties of dead animals, but when you see a pig's head and body laying on a counter ...

... a hot and sunny day - great beach weather! We went to the small beach that wasn't so busy - all yellow sand and the water was clear and turquoise - just fantastic. No seaweed! (or anything else yucky in the water) I'm proud of myself too as I went in the water the WHOLE WAY (unlike my last two warm weather beach vacations in L.A. and Australia, where I thought the water was too cold and just stepped in.). I couldn't get enough of the water. Leanna ...

... Plata is eactly as I left it 3 years ago. Entire familes are still being transported on small motoconchos complete with their weekly flock of chickens. As soon as our feet touched base in Cabarete we rushed to the beach for the final section of the PKRA (world cup for kiteboarding). The wind was light but the pros were still able to perform some jaw-droppingly-amazing moves. That evening we ...