Las Galeras, Dominican Republic

... that come here every winter to mate and breed.   The humpback whales that come to Samana migrate between the Dominican Republic, Newfoundland, Greenland, Iceland, and the coast of New England in the US.   The Victoria II is a relatively ...

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As I ate dinner last night an old man, native to Las Galeras, sat down at my table and explained to me how he cooks crack, making wild gestures with his hands upon which I counted many blackened finger tips.  He promised to procure some of his ...

Reveil à 5h20 pour le rituel de la Guayusa pour repousser les serpents et que la forêt nous accepte: un thé au coin du feu. On refait un somme avant le desayuno (qui contient des pates, ourf). Après une marche en foret primaire et secondaire, nous revoilà ...

... attraction to the area. The water is gorgeous in color, in deep blues and turquoises. Hanging out in the town of Las Galeras, I befriended some interesting Americans who have relocated from Boston. They are a married couple, in their sixties, who have ...