Dominican Republic, 2005

IMG_0051.JPG Our room at Sosua By The Sea	IMG_0053.JPG We ended up diving just off this beach in two different places	IMG_0064.JPG Warm water
IMG_0081.JPG The waves in this inlet broke very gently	IMG_0097.JPG An orchid	IMG_0099.JPG Our room that night overlooked the pool
IMG_0124.JPG The water low...	IMG_0126.JPG ...and the water high	IMG_0152.JPG The central walk through the boutique hotel
IMG_0155.JPG Our main room at Club Sabatini	IMG_0157.JPG The front patio,...	IMG_0161.JPG And the back patio
IMG_0164.JPG Club Sabatini is also Sosua Bay Hotel and Victorian House, at noon	IMG_01640297.JPG Later in the day, the main restaurant getting ready for dinner	IMG_0168.JPG Some shops by the beach
IMG_0169.JPG One of the bigger shops, and its shopkeeper	IMG_0175.JPG A policeman resting on his 125cc unmarked vehicle	IMG_0176.JPG The left pit had the single horseshoe stake
IMG_0186.JPG The public beach in Sosua	IMG_0208.JPG Our hotel was right beside the beach	IMG_0220.JPG Sunset
IMG_0226.JPG There was a spark of green that didn't show up	IMG_0229.JPG The deck outside the Mexican restaurant	IMG_0238.JPG A palm outside Victorian House
IMG_0241.JPG As Tropical Storm Alpha arrives, the main street of Sosua is quiet	IMG_0244.JPG They hunker down in the DR, too	IMG_0249.JPG Thatch roof around a palm
IMG_0253.JPG Dogs by the door	IMG_0255.JPG Some people are into fencing, and a pop-up in the background	IMG_0258.JPG An inviting club
IMG_0277.JPG After the storm, traffic returns to the streets	IMG_0279.JPG Police rounding up bikes without tags?	IMG_0284.JPG These two were watching just far enough away, notice the lack of license plates
IMG_0300.JPG Some fish on one of the dives	IMG_0305.JPG Sharon in Cabarete. Notice the beach gym behind her	IMG_0307.JPG The beach before the wind picked up...
IMG_0311.JPG ...and not too many minutes later	IMG_0328.JPG A kite surfer	IMG_0344.JPG Another surfer
IMG_0370.JPG Santiago, DR had busy streets	IMG_0374.JPG The only rafting in the DR was excellent. The Brugal signs marked everything	IMG_0380.JPG Mick in rafting gear
IMG_0381.JPG Sharon getting ready to brave the raft	IMG_0397.JPG We shared our raft with the Germans	IMG_0404.JPG Sandwich break on the river
IMG_0412.JPG The rapids were suprisingly fun	IMG_0417.JPG Our guide led us well	IMG_0425.JPG There were several water lines spanning the river
IMG_0439.JPG The final rapids	IMG_0440.JPG Big bamboo	IMG_0452.JPG Downtown Jarabacoa
IMG_0453.JPG Flower	IMG_0454.JPG Plant	IMG_0455.JPG Sprig
IMG_0468.JPG Horse by the river	IMG_0474.JPG Roadside stand	IMG_0497.JPG Pet store

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