Hotel Palapa Las Terrenas
Portillo Street, Punta Popy Las Terrenas, Samaná Peninsula, Dominican Republic
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En fransk liten landsby :-) i karibien??
... mye godt!
Strendene rundt er i verdensklasse, og vi besøkte blant annet Playa Bonita, nydelig! -som bildene viser. Denne delen av øya innehar også verdens tetteste konsentrasjon av palmetrær, og det stemmer! De er overalt, til og med palmeskog oppe i fjellom, merkelig og fint :-) Klar sammenheng med at en av de største eksportvarene for den Dominikanske Republikk ikke bare er bananer og sigarer, men også nettopp kokosnøtter ...
Independence Day Part 4
... in the
living room not doing much of anything. It just felt so good to be "off
duty" and surrounded by people I love. During a break in the rain, we all
made our way down to the road the led to the beach. Having little dry
clothing left, and feeling a need for a break from socializing, I opted to
hole up in my hotel room when the rain picked up. After a little while,
though, I caved and made my way alone down the road which had ...
Independence Day Part 2
... who I visited back in May). As shuffled into the packed
van, I heard a delighted chorus of, "Charlie!" and I turned to see a bunch
of smiling, familiar faces. It turned out I had happened upon the same bus
as about ten of my favorite volunteers along with the usual complement of
Dominicans.
A dead woodpecker that showed up one day at the clubhouse
For about three hours, the landscape unfolded in stages before us on ...
Not just a dinghy raft up...
... their sail, so they would join us tomorrow. So we had a really relaxing evening hanging out with Aaron, Jared, and Sally on Hejira. We made a joint dinner and went to bed early. It was refreshing.
This morning was a rainy one - refreshing, but man do the mosquitoes go crazy! It's a bit buggy being anchored in the jungle. Luckily, some citronella candles and bug spray help out. After we had breakfast on ...
Moving Day
... town, so while it was very convenient, I would opt for less money, more bang for the buck and a quieter spot next time. Moto conchos run practically all night long and it seems as if the town is on party time 24/7. Advertisers blare their commercials and sales all day and night, in huge speakers sitting int he back of small, two whell drive trucks. It took some getting used to, but after a couple of weeks, we could sleep right through ...


