Upon arrival in Puerto Plata on April 18,
2004 it was raining, so
the pictures are a bit dark.
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One of the many Dominican beaches as see from the air
One of the better local roads in the area
View from a hill top near Puerto Plata
View from a hill top near Puerto Plata
from the same hill top you can see part of
Ocean World where you can swim with the dolphins.
typical road in the town of Puerto Plata, lots of little shops
everywhere. Driving is "every man for himself" most
cars have no working tail lights, and motoconchos zipping in
and out (motorcycle taxis)
some nice villas on the hill side
more views from the same hill top as above
more views from the same hill top as above
Confresi beach outside Puerto Plata
Me on Confresi beach outside Puerto Plata
So happy to be here!
One of the original forts built by Columbus when he first
landed in the Americas
more of the above
more of the above
more of the above
My friend Dieter and his wife Kenia
Monday evening...
Having
fun so far but have not done much yet as it has been raining
off and on the last couple of days and it's supposed to rain
most of the next few days. Good thing I have to stay out of
the sun anyway or I'd be really pissed...
Quite
the experience sitting at the pool bar having a beer and not
understanding a single word anybody says. I really have to
learn Spanish quick if I want to get the most of my
vacation. There are a some people who speak English but they
are few and far between as most of the tourists that come to
this area are from Germany so if they speak anything other
than Spanish it's German and not English. I can get the gist
from written Spanish but spoken is out of the question for
the most part.
The
music is great, the people very friendly, the climate (even
with the rain) is wonderful and the scenery is fantastic.
Everything is very inexpensive here. About a dollar a beer
etc.
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