Hi,
This first post is a copy of an email I sent last week. However we have included some pics with this post. Go to this link.
Saturday was a busy day. We moved from Ali's Surf Camp to a place called Ocean Point. It was also the first windy day since we arrived, so I got to do some kiting.
Ocean Point is a very nice place, more money than we can really afford, but on short notice we are very happy with it. Kris has fallen in love with the place, and for a few weeks, we will just have to suffer :-) It's right beside the water, on the second floor, and overlooks a nice grassy area, the pool, and the ocean.
You can see the spot at http://oceanpointdr.com There are pictures here of Phase 1. We are staying in Phase 2 which is just down the beach from Phase 1, but is exactly the same.
We arrived on Tuesday. The sun was shining and of course it was very warm. Now that we have been here nearly a week we are more used to the temperature. The first few days were rainy, and many vacationers were disappointed. They came hoping for sun and wind, spent a lot on air fare and accommodations, only to feel “cheated”, as one young person put it. One of the advantages of staying more than a week, is that you can “weather” an occasional weather disappointment.
We are checking out tours to Santiago and Santo Domingo. There are a lot of cultural sites to visit. Santo Domingo is the spot where Columbus first landed, making the city the “oldest” in the Western Hemisphere. We will probably go snorkeling, visit Puerto Plata, and perhaps do some whale watching.
Hope everyone is well,
Dunc & Kris
