Hotel Cayo Limon Samaná Peninsula

Last weekend, my friend Nicole and I decided to rent a car and take a trip to the North coastal peninsula of Samaná. It is on the Atlantic Ocean near the more central'eastern part of the country...and it is beautiful! The drive took us about 3 hours in total. First we had to head towards the airport in Santo Domingo, and then there is a new highway heading north just after the airport exit. The road was surprisingly smooth and pleasant...with no crater ...

... is very important. The way it works it is a democratic process and the winner must win with a majority of 50% + 1. If the winner does not have a majoring, there will be a run-off election between the two top candidates in following months to come. Friday, May 16th is a National holiday just for voting. Instead of just a two party system (as in the States), there are seven presidential nominees, which of those, the top three garner the most ...

... otras edificaciones de la época.Las Tarifas de La Maison Gautreaux son muy razonables, solo una pequeña fracción de las que cobran los hoteles de lujo al doblar de la esquina, sin comprometer la comodidad del huésped. Las tarifas que ofrecemos son por habitación y negociables si el viajero desea una estadía de larga duración, también ofrecemos tarifas especiales para grupos, a los que se les brinda el servicio de desayuno y cena a ...

... it was a little unusual for women to be riding motorbikes. A few showed off by trying to race us but we didn´t take the bait. They knew the roads pretty well and you had to given the number of potholes and people riding on both sides of the road. We had a fantastic time though and found a wee cove with a lovely beach. Picture postcard stuff again. Will be sad to leave this lovely little town.

... were pouring into the streets towards the main stage area. Some police tried to make a stand locking their arms together, but it was no use. People kept pouring through the main stage area, especially to get a better look at the fireworks that closed the ceremony. With the fireworks, the confetti being thrown everywhere, and the chaos in the streets, it turned out to be a pretty fun and interesting night.

... 5 miles an hour and the rain came down so hard I think I saw it flatten a piece of grass. We tried to imagine what it would be like to see trees whipping around in the wind, but alas, we witnessed nothing of the sort. Don't get me wrong, I am more than happy that no serious damage was done in the small impoverished country of the Dominican Republic. I guess I will just have to earn my badge of Peace Corps service with a third bout of Dengue. Knock on wood.

... the other day(I love siestas here!), and I wake up to the frickin' rooster crowing. This is not unusual by any means, but I open my eyes and see that the bird is on my nightstand about a foot from my face. So I wasn't really expecting this and proceeded to freak out, run into my bathroom, the rooster starts freaking out cause he didn't know why the crazy gringa was screaming, my family comes running in all worried about me, and once they realize what happened ...

... to pick up the remaining beens from the field after they had already pretty much cleared out the field. So I actually had to bend down and pick up beans. Doesnt sould that bad right? Well in the blaring sun it aint that much fun. Everybody was out there searching the ground for random beans. I didn´t have the patients and decided just to search for the beans in the plants. I didn´t find a lot, but I was satisfied considering it was my first time ever out in a ...

... collect my phone and head back to Pimentel to see my sweetie and tell him all the horrible things that had happened to me so he could assure me everything would be ok. That is, until I arrived in the office to find out that not only was my phone not ready, and would not be ready until the afternoon, but I had left my wallet in Elena's house. I didn't make it back to Pimentel in time to see Julio. Oh well...valentine's day is overrated anyway, right?

... it is hard to stay awake when it is so hot outside! There are 4 other american girls that live on my street so I am not all by myself. The dominicans seem really nice and friendly. The men go off to work, and the women stay at home, cleaning all day. Really, the Dominicans don´t do much, they kind of just sit in front of their houses and watch other people. They also talk about a lot of the other people that live on their street. I´ve already experienced some gossip. When I came down ...