Hotel Casa Valeria Sosua
Calle Dr Rosen No 28 Sosua, Dominican Republic
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Beautiful day in the 'hood
... and some of them are heavy. They do this all day in the hot sun walking up and down the beach. You can get your hair braided on the beach. You get a pedicure and a manicure. You could do your shopping and book all your excursions just by sitting in your lounge chair. They come to you and they are relentless, but if you say no gracias politely, they will leave you alone. It’s sunset now and ...
Day 1
... t terrible.
It is 7 a.m. Montreal time. Dominican time is an hour ahead. It rained again last night and I awoke to a magnificent day. Right now it is very comfortable but it looks like it is going to be a scorcher.
So far my plans are to have breakfast and hit the beach. Not a cloud in the sky and the sun is shining.
I’ll check in either later tonight or tomorrow ...
Scout Camp Part 5
... another camper that the scouts' tents
were collapsing.
It wasn't long before I was helping to fold up tents and haul sopping
sleeping bags and clothing to the still-covered general area so they could
be staged for an emergency exit. We ate a hasty meal while still working
and near dusk, the bus that had brought the scouts arrived and they marched
in single file back onto it and took them down the road. The rain slowed ...
The Day I Did 27 Waterfalls!
... s clear and gorgeous other times.
We hired this company across the street from our hotel, Sosua By The Sea Boutique Beach resort, and payed 1600 RD for a personal taxi, admission to the park, fees for all 27 waterfalls, a lifejacket, a helmet and two guides. Iguanamama and Green Mountain Tours are other groups that go to the falls.
All in all, I am so glad I went!
We drove about 45 minutes to the waterfalls. I can't imagine getting ...
Day 34: Oh no, we've sprung a leak!
... so he doesn't even try). Little details that we can deal with. One of these things that is more of a concern is our bilge leak that we've been constantly worrying about. There's a slow leak in the propeller shaft and we have to pump the bilge 2-3 times a day just to stay afloat. It leaks approximately 30 gallons a day; more when we're motoring. It's tedious, but since we haven't left the boat sitting unattended at all, ...



