Tropical Diversion: Puerto Bahia, Samana DR

I think we are in one of the most beautiful places on earth. If you have never been to the Dominican Republic you need to put it on your list. We happen to be staying at a very nice resort in Samana Bay which has an exclusive hotel that happens to have a very (cheap to stay) nice marina. At a $1 per foot we couldn't pass up staying two nights at this little slice of heaven. We took a trip into town to see the sights and boy were there sights to see. There were so many motor bikes running around it was complete chaos. The hotel/marina gives you a ride into town but then you have to find your own way back. You can either take a mini van (taxi), ride on the back of a motor bike (no way) or ride in a cart pulled my a motor bike. We chose the latter though I don't think any of them are really that safe but we made it back in one piece. We have to do a couple of repairs to the boat (no surprise there) and we had some dock boys patched the dingy for us for $6 ~ we'll see how it holds. Then we gave the dogs a desperately needed bath on the dock and of course Max fell off the boat shortly after. Tomorrow we will head out at around 10:00 am after we check out with customs and start our long trek to Peurto Rico. It's about 125 miles and we will sail straight through. The winds are suppose to be in our favor the next two days. It will be sad to leave the DR but hopefully we will be back and see more of this beautiful island sometime.