Hotel Sea Breeze
Travel Blogs from Sosua
Things I will miss
... one of the most beautiful beaches in the world
In the Time of the Butterflies
This one comes with a brief history lesson! Wahoo!
Four sisters, the Mirabal sisters, were born into a wealthy family during the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic (born from 1924-1935). Minerva, one of the sisters, became very involved in the anti-Trujillo revolution. She was even personally sought out by Trujillo and he made several sexual advances towards her. While women were not allowed to ...
Rice, beans, nachos, fruits, and liver
This post is dedicated to food! Midday lunch is the largest meal of the day here with a smaller breakfast and dinner served as well. Here's a typical day of food:
- Breakfast- Any combination of freshly made juice, toast with jam or ham and cheese, cornflakes (a general term for all kinds of cereal), saltine crackers, and fruit
- Lunch- Rice, beans, meat and ...
The Day I Did 27 Waterfalls!
... a fear of heights and a fear of the unknown. It was decided, unbeknownst to me, that we were doing all 27 and I am, again, glad we did. I geared my mind towards thinking of how proud I'd be for doing all 27 and conquering my fears. It helped so much and I didn't allow myself to get scared when I was at the top of the 27th fall. After that, I said if I could do the first one, I could do the rest and practice not being scared!
At the last ...
Sourire Soleil et Voiles
... the town. However, I got to sit in the very front seat of the bus next to the driver and had a great view of all the village life and goings-ons all the way home. We immediatly hit the beach upon return to our resort in order to cool our sun burnt skin in the salty waves. The sunset was golden (dusk in Spanish: atardecer). Although we were all in good spirits, we have had so little sun as of late, it was hard to watch it go down and say good ...