Dominican Republic Thoughts #2

Our first day, Saturday, in the DR we spent exploring the city and getting familiar with our surroundings.  We did not go into the community that we would be spending the next week in.  Instead, we saw the city from up above (about 2,500 ft above sea level - which is nothing when you're from Denver!).

Looking up the mountain we were about to go up.

This is the group from Denver.

Our gondola is here and don't worry, they don't care how many people pile in.  There are no weight restrictions!

Looking down on the city of Puerto Plata.  The community we worked in is towards the center where the ocean comes in (right side)

Going on a hike.  It was about 10-15 degrees cooler up here than down in the city.  It was refreshing.

We found a cave to explore in.  This is Case (left), Tony (middle) - he was our translator who spoke 5 languages and is only 23, and Emmy (right) - she is from Denver.

The city with the ocean in the background.

It was also Case's birthday so Jeff made Dominican brownies that night and we used pipe cleaners for candles.