Honah Lee 2

When we decided to come to Luperon DR, we knew we would be here for 6 months or at least till the end of the hurricane season. With the summer season  arriving, we thought in this heat maybe renting an apartment with A/C for a few months would be a great idea. It is very hot, with most days reaching 30 +degrees. So far we’ve managed quite well and decided to do more travelling around the island especially up in the cool mountains instead of renting a place.  As much as we froze in Florida all the way to the Bahamas, now the sweat just drips down our backs doing mundane chores or nothing at all for that matter. Ah the cold Florida nights when we had to light candles to take the edge off the frigid air,the piles of blankets on the bed….now even a bed sheet is too much, but then so are the mosquitoes and noseeums. You got two choices; endure the heat under the sheet or get eaten alive lol 🦟 It’s quite the life in the Luperon harbour. When we first arrived we got greeted by diffe...

Luperon bay Puerto Plata Cocoa plantation Mountain view near Santo Domingo Our hotel in Santo Domingo Fruit vendor Luperon Zona Colonial Santo Domingo Puerto Plata - top of city Garden in Puerto Plata Zona Colonial Santo Domingo Mountain view North of Santo Domingo  Bay in Luperon  Local  artists  Beach in Luperon  Puerto Plata City of Puerto Plata Our car rental Bird of Paradise Las Terrenas, Samana Billboard (Mike’s favourite) Biker dude  Road traffic  Fruit stall - Luperon Salto Del Limon Falls, Samana Teleferico  Isabel de Torres, near Puerto Plata My new hat  Restaurant entrance Santo Domingo Zona Colonial Santo Domingo Parasols- pedestrian street Puerto Plata  The Dominican Republic is a blast 

    We left Turks and Caicos a few days shy of a month. It was time to go. To be honest, we’d had a rough time since our arrival in the Bahamas and we were considering possibly calling it quits.  Ever since crossing the Gulf Stream  the winds has been on our bow making it hard to sail especially with our limited experience so we did more motor sailing than we would have liked to. We also didn’t meet as many cruisers because most were staying in the popular areas of the Bahamas and we were heading further south in the less populated areas before heading for the Caribbean. Turks and Caicos islands are for the wealthy. That’s how we felt. We didn’t encounter any other sailboat cruisers in our 3 plus weeks. They all sailed by without stopping or if they did, only for a overnight anchor for a rest. No wonder since the government charges exorbitant fees just for the privilege of entering their country. Not only is that not  enough, you must also pay a good sum to leav...