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You can encounter cattle in the road anywhere |
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Resort just over hill from anchorage in Luperon |
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City square in Puerto Plata |
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Maleceon (waterfront) in Puerto Plata |
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Entertainment while waiting for cable car |
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View from bottom of cable car |
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Details of the cable car |
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Puerto Plata port |
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Puerto Plata sprawls below |
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Passing the other car enroute |
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Statue of Jesus at top of mountain |
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Is he smacking us in the back of the heads? |
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Botanical gardens |
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Lots of paths and stonework |
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Stone bridge in botanical gardens |
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Cat playing in gardens |
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On the way back down. |
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Another cattle drive in the road |
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Entrance to caves |
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Tree roots through the rocks from above |
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Hole where Indian remains were excavated |
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More roots from above |
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Cave ceiling |
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View north from caves |
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View east from caves |
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Burros wandering down the street |
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Museum at La Isabella park |
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Columbus artifacts |
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Columbus artifacts |
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Columbus artifacts |
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Columbus artifacts |
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Model of Columbus ship |
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La Isabella National Park |
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Second row of mountains in distance are Haiti |
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Tree is reputed to be from 1400's |
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Graveyard of Columbus' men |
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Foundation of Columbus' house |
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Church at La Isabella |
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Inside church |
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View from Mirimar resort |
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Mirimar grounds |
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Mirimar pool |
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Taino Indian artifacts |
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Taino Indian artifacts |
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Taino Indian artifacts |
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Taino Indian artifacts |
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From the top |
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The anchorage towards town |
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More anchorage towards the marina |
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Inside Steve's |
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Inside Steve's |
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English school in Luperon |
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Stone carvers in Imbert |
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School kids walking home. |
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Cheesemaking |
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Squeezing out the water |
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The raw milk being delivered |
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La Isabella for lunch |
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The restaurant |
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Tha happy gang |
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The outhouse behind the restaurant |
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View from one house for sale |
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Another house for sale on coast |
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These types of stonewalls are everywhere |
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House for sale with small pool |
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El Paso restaurant pool and bar |
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Our rides |
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The pool inside. Filled by spring water from mountain |
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The entrance to the waterfalls |
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Suited up to go |
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The suspension bridge |
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One of our guides |
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Flop ear burro along path. |
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The walk to the first falls |
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Trail to falls |
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Starting the real adventure |
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First and second falls. |
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Samana from harbor |
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Two cruise ships outside Samana |
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New shops being built for cruise ships |
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Hotel overlooking harbor |
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Foot bridge to island in harbor |
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MoonSail in distance from waterfront |
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French restaurant |
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Coyote Grill & Bar |
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Samana harbor from Black and White Grill |
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Samana from Black and White |
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Pool at Black and White |
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Pat, Dori, and I with Alfredo from Black and White |
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Cool palm at Chinese restaurant in Samana, DR |
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Ferry from DR in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico |
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Immigration building in Mayaguez |
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What's wrong with this picture? |
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Rain shield |
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What can I say? |
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Drug blimp |
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La Parguera house |
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The only monkey we saw |