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Dominican Republic Report Continued: Cavegirl & Cavebiker do Punta Rucia
Toward evening, we decided to walk into the fishing village Papayo for our lobster. We noticed a couple restaurants while we rode through the village this morning.
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Cavegirl and I love small communities like this, especially when they are on the water. We enjoy stopping and talking with people that we pass by. These guys were arc welding on a motor. No face shield or even sunglasses. I asked about the motor, it was an outboard boat motor and I asked if I could take a photo.
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I asked these guys what this stuff was they were sorting. I forget the name of it but it was a sea plant and looked like the stuff I thought was scrambled eggs the other day. After it was all sorted out and cleaned with fresh water, the person wearing the white shirt loads it in a cooler strapped to the back of a motorcycle and rides off. We joke saying that they are probably delivering it to the restaurant we ate at yesterday…
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Heidi grabs my arm and started saying those are the biggest dogs she has seen on the island. A closer look revealed they were pigs. The pigs were just hanging around the beach as if they were dogs.
Dinner isn’t usually served until after dark around 7:00 PM at the earliest. The restaurant we picked seemed open but no one was there. We did not want to seem like losers and walk in before sunset.
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We walked around the village and found a colmado. There, we purchased a small bottle of aged rum, $3 and a couple cokes with two plastic glasses to go. Next, we found a shaded spot on the beach to chill, talk, enjoy a couple R&Cs and the scene. All Good…
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Waiting for sunset
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The lower the sun gets the better the light is for photos
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The local kids sure know how to have fun here. No game machines needed.
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The sun sinks deeper
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A lobster dinner at an open-air restaurant across from the beach and a starlight walk back to the hotel, a super way to end a day. We have not seen that many stars in years.
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