Blogs from Dominican Republic, Central America Caribbean - page 10

I'm in the plane, about to land Two weeks away from home I see the trees and all the sand Touch down, Disembark, Our adventure has just begun. We all survived the van ride, But that was just step one. ---------- I am climbing, carefully. I am clutching the rope. I am standing still. I am clutching nothing. I am listening to a countdown... "Dos, Tres!" I am silent, I am breathing -- and then -- I am flying. I am touching nothing. I am spiraling, I am free... And now I am wet. ------------ Here we are, alone. Children run and play and live And pull out my hair.... read more

Here is a more full version. The first half is the same but editted, and some more poetic writing at the second half. Travel Blog Campo Tuesday The music’s blaring, and another round of Rummy has begun, we have just been outside working, turning the small sea of green grass into a lake of rusty brown freshly turned soil. Lunch is being prepared and Taylor colors in the coloring book. We are all going to head down to the school after lunch to do some planting; we might take a walk down to the river to cool off, but I don’t know if we’ll have enough time what with us going down to the school. A nice breeze is coming in through the door and another song has started on the radio, and with another song ... read more

So have you ever heard or read on dating sites or a person's media profile. Under things they like to do? Walks on the beach. Well down here its down right fun lol! One of the many things you can do or see are the types of people there. The young old skinny fat you name you"all see it. Topless ladies including many that shouldn't be lol. And that speedo guy you wish you hadn't seen! Of course you will run into the sales guy trying to sign you up for an excursion. Or to take you to his store. Sometimes its hard to be nice o these people when you really don't want to listen to their pitch. Then there are the massage ladies. Where in a span of three minutes you can go from ... read more

Hoy visitamos mejor museo en la Republica Dominicana! Fue fantastico y maravilloso! Disfrutamos las fotografias y las pinturas. Our first adventure with "unknown" taxi drivers, who took us to what is supposedly the best museum in all of the Dominican Republic. A fairly normal Dominican ride, as they go, of about five minutes. We arrived at a glass fronted, manicured, modern looking building. We found out that to our great good fortune, the museum was free because the had just installed a new exhibition the night before. Quickly we split into several groups and proceeded to go in various directions. The museum contained a variety of pictures, from black and white to full color. Many of the paintings were Picasso-esque, while others portrayed a darker quality. One, a kid with his head stuck in a wall ... read more

Today we visited the 27 waterfalls and trekked up the Dominican mountains to the waterfall ledges. We hiked through the jungle - giant palm tree leaves branched out like umbrellas that shaded us from the sun and the native birds sang from the tree canopies. Aloe vera plants and cacti bordered the stone pathways. Finally we reached our destination... The waterfalls! The first jump was the most exhilarating - 26. 25 feet! We also slid down rock slides and jumped off more ledges and bobbed along the water in our life-jackets. The water was absolutely refreshing and such a break from the 90°F weather. After the waterfall adventure we walked back down to the welcome center and ate a delicious buffet meal. At the end they gave us complimentary sugarcane to chew on, which was a ... read more