We normally start camping in April. However, because I was sick for most of April, we really didn’t get a chance. Then last week I realized that if we didn’t go camping this past weekend, we wouldn’t get another chance until the end of June. Sometimes it’s hard to fit it around other commitments, and also avoiding being gone too many weekends in a row! I looked up campgrounds our book, found one about 2 hours away from Atlanta, and…
part 1: the people * part 2: the place * part 3: semana santa * part 4: the waterfalls * part 5: the beach We spent our last two days in the Dominican Republic visiting the beach at a place called Cabarete. We rented a car for the occasion, which was really nice. To understand why, you have to understand the kind of car Daniel and Tree have. They call it a guaguita and it’s hard to compare it to…
part 1: the people * part 2: the place * part 3: semana santa * part 4: the waterfalls * part 5: the beach We had the privilege of getting to hike to three different waterfalls while we were in Jarabacoa. We tackled the first one the day after our arrival. We went to an orphanage on the other side of town and met up with Brian, who also went to Taylor with us and lived in the same suite…
part 1: the people * part 2: the place * part 3: semana santa * part 4: the waterfalls * part 5: the beach We planned our trip to be down there over Easter Sunday, which was fun. As it was in Peru, the week of Easter is called Semana Santa, and is a HUGE deal down there. We participated in the festivities that the school, Escuela Caribe, had. On Friday, they had a Cross Walk, which was really cool….
part 1: the people * part 2: the place * part 3: semana santa * part 4: the waterfalls * part 5: the beach Sorry it has taken so long to write about our trip! We really did have a wonderful time, truly a once-in-a-lifetime kind of trip. I’m so glad we got to go! We were in the Dominican Republic from March 28th until April 7th. I set up some posts to auto-post while we were gone, just in…