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February 27, 2023 – Samana, Dominican Republic
Went on a four hour whale watching tour this morning. Humpback whales come to Semana Bay every year between the end of January and the middle of March. They breed here and then go back north. It takes about a year until a female gives birth and that also happens in the bay the next…
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February 26, 2023 – Santo Domingo to Samana, DR
Took a bus 3.5 hours from Santo Domingo to Samana on the northeast peninsula of the DR. The Dominican Republic is often abbreviated to the DR. The bus ride cost 400 Dominican pesos which was $7.17 US. The motoconcho from the bus stop in Samana cost 250 pesos or $4.46 and the ride was only…
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February 25, 2023 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Visited Museo del Hombre Dominicana, or Museum of the Dominican Man. It’s all about the natives who were here when Columbus landed. The natives were wiped out over the years by diseases, the punishing life of being a slave, neglect, mistreatment, and even atrocities. They were the Tainos. There’s an accent mark over the “i”.…
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February 24, 2023 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
This morning visited a few small museums in the Zona Colonial. One had documents Columbus wrote. I was amazed to be looking at something he wrote. Those papers are about 500 years old. Museo de la Familia Dominicana This museum displayed household items from the wealthy Spanish colonists, the elite of the time. Had dinner…
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February 23, 2023 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Today, I covered more ground in the Zona Colonial. Walked part of the oldest paved street in the “New” World, Calle de Las Damas. Along it the likes of Columbus, Columbus’ son Diego, Cortez, Pizzaro, Bartholomew de las Casas, Desoto, Ponce de Leon and other notable Spaniards lived in the 1500s and later. Just an…
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February 22, 2023 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Arrived at my Airbnb about 3 PM today. Staying in the Colonial Zone, or Zona Colonial as it’s properly known. Did the self check in thing and headed out for a walk suggested by my Lonely Planet book. Here are some photos from the approximately two hour walk. I’ll post more when I have better…
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February 20, 2023 – Walk to Natural Well
This morning the dogs and I walked to Natural Well, a 186 foot pit that’s popular to rappel. I used to rappel it but haven’t in about ten years. There’s a bunch of fallen rock at the bottom and it’s drippy, especially with as much rain as we’ve had this winter. There’s passage at the…
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February 9, 2024 – Nairobi, Kenya
Visited the Nairobi National Museum today or as these photos show, the Museum of Bad Lighting. It wasn’t good for photos. Displays covered discoveries of early mankind, natural history of Kenya and Kenya’s history of becoming an independent nation. Independence from Great Britain was achieved in 1963. Afterward, got the driver to take me to…
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February 9, 2023 – Monte Sano State Park, AL
My dawgs and I are staying at a cabin in Monte Sano State Park for two nights. The park ran a buy-one-get-one night special so here we are. We did this last February too. The cabins and some other structures in the park were built during the 1930s by the CCC. This morning we went…
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December 26, 2022 – Critters
I’ve had a trail camera set up in my yard periodically for a couple of years. I place it in different spots but it captures a more diverse bunch of critters when set up in the side yard. Here are some photos captured over the two years. The screech owl image was taken in a…
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