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Everglades and Key West

Everglades and Key West

  So here is our report on two sights that couldn’t be more different. The untouched nature of the Everglades and the Disney-like tourist magnet of Key West.   Everglades The Everglades reminded me of the Norfolk Broads. Just warmer and with more alligators. Of course we took a ride in an airboat through the beautiful landscape and saw some alligators “in action” (action meaning lying around dozing in the sun) and a lot of different birds. I guess alligators are the laziest animals on…

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The Samana Peninsula

The Samana Peninsula

  We left Cabarete for the Samana Peninsula, where we spent some time in Las Terranes and Las Galeras and went on day trips to El Limon and Samana. Las Terranes is a busy mid-sized town. When we told Betania, the cook in Kite Club about our next destination, her face fell. „You won’t like it – it’s very french and expensive“ she said. And it actually really felt kind of like a french colony – we’ve heard people speaking…

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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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