Final Installment of My Trip to the Dominican Republic
After returning from the Dominican Republic, Daisy & I got a little sidetracked. We had hoped to do this post a few weeks ago. Better late than never, right?
After the group built the first house, we took an early morning respite and played the Los Cocos boys baseball team in a game of pick-up. Yours truly pitched the entire game. The kids scored eight runs in the first inning, which ended with eight (or nine) runs scored for the home team (including an out-of-the-ballpark homerun) and three runs for the visitors. The final score was 8 (or 9) to 3. A picture of the winning team is below....
.... On a side note, my middle school baseball coach, who cringed every time I took to the field, would have been proud. Not only did I pitch, but I pitched halfway decent for the entire game. Turned out to be the best baseball game I ever played. Just writing this makes me want to watch "The Natural," "Bull Durham," "For Love of the Game," "Major League," "Moneyball" or "Field of Dreams." ....
Also pictured below is the ball field (both the infield and the outfield), which also serves as a pasture for cows, goats and other animals when games are not being played.
On June 30th, a small group went to 27 Waterfalls. (See http://www.27charcos.com/index.php for more details and pictures.) It was an awesome experience, which I recommend anyone visiting the DR take the time to experience. The river was low due to a month or so without any measurable rain.... Saw a random caballero after taking the picture of the bridge. These two pictures and the pictures are some of the best from the trip.
The third picture is of Lenny, a stone sculptor, who can be found making sculptures and selling his artwork at 27 Waterfalls. Truly an amazing artist--simply uses a couple of machetes and a few chisels to make some very intricate works of art.
Ah, Cabarete. A view of the beach from the water. And, the trip would not be complete without a selfie with Pedro, our guagua (a.k.a. a taxi) driver.
Esta es la casa de Griselda y Rodolfo. Viví aquí durante mi viaje.
Do something good today. Life is golden with a Golden.
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