Snowbird's stories

9/01/2009

Sósua Bay, the main beach in Sósua

6/11/2009

Sosua webcam

I haven't been blogging for some weeks, now it is time to do it again.

The other day I happened to come across an interesting website, Sosua Webcam. The address to the site is www.sosuawebcam.com. The camera is situated at Super Super Surf Liquors store and shows live images of the main street Pedro Clisante in Sosua. Interesting.... Who knows, maybe if I'm lucky I may spot somebody I know.

The street is very quiet at 9:15 in the morning, only a few motoconchos have taken their position and are waiting for customers.

A few minutes later the first car parks outside the store.

Even a little past noon it is still quiet....

5/04/2009

Random pictures

This is a video, which I stitched together from random pictures from various places and situations. Most of the pictures are from the Puerto Plata area, some are from the south coast, some from the east coast. Let the pictures speak for themselves. I'm a newbie at making videos, so don't expect high quality.

4/08/2009

El pintor

It must be uncomfortable to paint while holding the paint can and an umbrella with the other hand. The umbrella is for sun protection.

Boca Chica

Some pictures from the beach in Boca Chica

We have recently done two short trips to the little beach town Boca Chica, which is situated close to Santo Domingo. BC is a nice play to stay in for a few days. The beach is very nice with shallow water and no waves - perfect for swimming. The beach vendors are a little disturbing though, because there are too many of them. It is impossible to enjoy a day on the beach without being constantly harrassed by them. Otherwise the atmosphere and ambience in BC reminds quite a lot of Sosúa. A mix of locals and tourists.

3/21/2009

A dear friend

Ronaldo today

Some years ago I became friends with a little boy in Bergantin, whose name is Ronaldo. A lovely little boy. He is from a poor Haitian family. The mother had left the family and he was living with his father and brothers and sisters. Since then the villages in Bergantin and Boca Nueva have been wiped out by the Dominican government and the people have been forced to move to Montellano. I haven't seen the little boy since then, although I have been thinking about him many times and wondered what happened to him and his family. On Saturday I ran into him at Sosua beach. I was more than happy to see him again, and to see that he is doing well. Since I last saw him, he has grown a lot. He is now 13 years old.