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Time flies by…

It’s been almost 7 months that we’ve been in Luperon DR…a month or 2 more than we expected but we’re having so much fun. We opted to stay longer because we wanted to travel with some great friends whom weren’t ready to leave until the beginning of December. No rush…we are after all retired. 😂😎

We’ve so enjoyed our time here, met great people, had lot’s of time for projects on the boat, took car and motorcycle trips and totally chilled out. Wouldn’t change a thing.

Mike’s favourite saying is “Luperon has lots of broken glass and dog poop 💩 but the locals are fantastic.”

So here  we are a few weeks away from our departure to Puerto Plata for a hopefully a short haul out then slowly head out to our next destination.

We don’t have much new news to share other then our great rum and coke (cuba libres) and gin tonic recipes so this blog is more of unpublished photos of our time here.

We hope that you enjoy them as much as we’ve enjoyed taking them and of course living the moments.

Cheers 

Mike and Pierrete

 Blow hole- great rinse off


Dinghy ride
 

Such big swells

Sunrise 

Mike hard at work

Beautiful flowers all over the DR


Sunset



Such puffy clouds

Getting ready for girls night out

At the blow hole

Mike’s famous nachos 

Lookout on our walk
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Amazing cactus

Catch of the day (hanging in a tree- Mike stood next to it for a photo) 😂


What a cutie 


Blow hole


View of Puerto Plata


View on our walk

Love these turtles 


Droplets from the blow hole



Lazy day




Birthday dinner with friends

My little cutie


Great motorcycle tour 

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Chilling out at the hotel on our motorcycle 


Another great sunset

Comments

  1. MarieNovember 17, 2021 at 2:23 PM

    Great pic's your'e living the dream for sure !

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  2. CheriNovember 30, 2021 at 4:50 PM

    Love the pixs 😊 glad you guys are in enjoy life be safe

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