We went diving one day to escape the heat of Santo Domingo with Golden Arrow Technical Divers. The divemaster, Dennis took us and our gear in his truck and we headed east to La Caleta, a very small beach where fishing boats lined the shore and locals cooled off in the ocean. Just offshore is La Caleta Marine Park, a nice place for diving with several shipwrecks.
Believe it or not, this was our dive boat. Locals added a motor to the back and it putted out to our dive spot. While the driver managed the motor, he also "self bailed" the puddle of water collecting in the back of the boat with a cut off gallon jug. We pulled it back ashore afterward with about 8 people and the help of some PVC pipes. Unreal!
My favorite drink of DR, Jugo de Fresa (strawberry juice), why haven't Americans thought of this yet...other than in daiquiris? It's so good!
Nightfall gives an eerie quality to the Ruinas El Monestario de San Francisco.
Alcazar de Colon was once a regal home to Diego Columbus, Christopher's son. It was built between 1510 and 1512, its now half the size it once was. Since the 1950's its housed a museum and gallery. I like the way it looks this evening after a rainstorm. It is one block from our hotel.
Adjacent to Alcazar de Colon is Atarazana Bar, crowded this evening with Latin music pumping well into the night. We grabbed a drink here and watched in awe of the hip shaking.
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