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Whale watching in Samana Bay

Whale watching in Samana Bay

  Today we’ve done the most amazing thing so far on our journey: We went whale watching in Samana Bay. Every winter, around 1000 humpback whales travel to Samana Bay to mate and bring up their calves. This place is apparently one of the best in the world to watch these huge animals in their natural surroundings. We went on a vessel with Kim Beddal, number one expert on humpback whales in the Dominican Republic. She started the whole whale watching…

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Week 1 – Facts, Figures and Pictures

Week 1 – Facts, Figures and Pictures

  We’ve been on the road for a week now. A short summary in numbers and pictures:   Accomodation [table th=”0″] Hotels,1 Private Rooms,2 [/table] Transport [table th=”0″] Bus/Guagua,2 Taxi,2 Taxi drives in which we ended up telling the driver the way,2 Motoconcho (backseat of a small motorbike),1 Taxi/Moto-Offers we turned down because we REALLY wanted to walk,approx. 74 (mostly in Bavaro/Punta Cana area) Motorboat,1 [/table] Weather [table th=”0″] Sunshine hours,basically all from sunrise to sunset. Except for some short…

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