Dominican Republic
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Thursday, 13 Dec 2012 | Views [273]
In no particular order...
Moto rides
Inexpensive (but still yummy) food
The waves and the beach
The warm sun
Laidback lifestyle
Sunday morning breakfast at Claro
Being hot and sweating (it's cold here!)
The ... Read more >
Saturday, 1 Dec 2012 | Views [263]
Even though I went to bed late (well later than usual), woke up at 5:30 with a to-do list running through my head. The power was out (street power, it was fine once they switched to the solar power batteries, but that didn't happen for a bit) so I had ... Read more >
Friday, 30 Nov 2012 | Views [226]
Did some silks in the morning, then trapeze. Paul taught me to do a layout (swing then flip without the pike). Couldn't quite get it, but it was fun to have something new.
Tore my hand again... oops!
Was hoping to get a few more videos, including ... Read more >
Thursday, 29 Nov 2012 | Views [248]
Didn't feel really well in the morning, so only did a bit of trapeze.
Took a friend out to lunch at Mohito Bar. Someone kept telling me it was really good for lunch. It was okay, but not a place I'd keep mentioning to someone to go to, like was ... Read more >
Wednesday, 28 Nov 2012 | Views [239]
Learned the foot drop on the silks (ends up just hanging by my feet, super cool)
Did the knee drop again. That one is always fun.
Trapeze - did the bird`s nest again. Still not loving it.
Had fresh coconuts off the tree. The guy from ... Read more >
Tuesday, 27 Nov 2012 | Views [259]
Ripped my hand up even more on the trapeze.
Dinner at Casa de Mami. Super yummy.
Tripled (3 of us + driver) on the moto home. We were just going to take 2 motos, but the guy slid forward and insisted he could do it. Was a bit of an adrenaline ... Read more >
Monday, 26 Nov 2012 | Views [251]
Spent the morning just sitting, reading and writing in my journal. Talked to the 3 boys from Ontario, but didn`t have a ton in common with them. Later they were out learning to kiteboard, so that was fun to watch.
There was work being done on my ... Read more >
Sunday, 25 Nov 2012 | Views [227]
Breakfast at Claro's. Can't remember what time I got there, but sat there until noon. Sad to be leaving in a few days.
Sat and watched the kiteboarders for awhile from the beach.
Walked from hotel to Mojito Bar in Cabarete to look for Michaela ... Read more >
Saturday, 24 Nov 2012 | Views [247]
Recaught the bar twice in the morning.
In the afternoon, one of the guys had his girlfriend stop by with some of her friends to come do the trapeze. It was fun but also funny watching some of them struggle so hard to do trapeze while trying ... Read more >
Friday, 23 Nov 2012 | Views [194]
Rain - so silks in the morning with my circus guys.
Afternoon there were kids but I still got to fly at the end/ Caught the bar again on a catch.
Went and got a massage from Grace. It was spectacular. Then afterwards I jumped on her motorbike ... Read more >
Thursday, 22 Nov 2012 | Views [275]
Yoga then trapeze in the morning.
Finally (finally!!!) caught the bar on the return on the catch. It was a big moment for sure. Too bad there's no photos or videos...
I won't write the next story out, partly because words just don't quite ... Read more >
Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012 | Views [259]
It was raining in the morning, so no trapeze, just silks. Paul was injured so he wasn't in so I worked with Marco (and the other guys probably came too since it was raining).
Went to Sosua after lunch with Maya, G, Monica and one of her friends ... Read more >
Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012 | Views [269]
Did yoga at 8:15 with Grace. It was a good challenge as I hadn't done it much, and you can't beat doing it overlooking the ocean.
Then at 9:30 when class was over, met the circus guys for class and did pretty much 2 solid hours of trapeze. They ... Read more >
Monday, 19 Nov 2012 | Views [246]
It's Monday, no circus in the morning so a quiet morning.
Paul had something at 4 so he offered to come an hour early to do my class. I finally nailed the 'butterfly' as we're calling it, and fairly consistently, so that's super awesome. Then Sophie ... Read more >
Sunday, 18 Nov 2012 | Views [251]
I woke up early, around 7 and got ready. I left the hotel about 8 and walked along the beach with the eventual destination of Claro for breakfast but also just wanted to enjoy the sun and the relatively quiet beach.
There's probably about a 5-10 ... Read more >
Saturday, 17 Nov 2012 | Views [241]
Did circus in the morning. While I was working with Marco, I notice Zack (the trainer at the gym, and surf fanatic) walk past where I was with blood down the back of his head and down his back and side. I asked him what happened and he non-chalantly ... Read more >
Friday, 16 Nov 2012 | Views [231]
Today the power was out when I got up. No big deal.
In the morning, only did silks and in the afternoon it was raining hard so no trapeze. The rain storm was crazy heavy at about 4.
Ricardo & Marco (2 of the circus guys) showed up anyways, ... Read more >
Thursday, 15 Nov 2012 | Views [237]
Today was a fun day. Went canyoning with Kayak River Adventures.
It took about 45 minutes to get to the base camp where we got ready and hiked into the mountains to our start point. It was muddy and slippery, but we made it there! Then we did ... Read more >
Wednesday, 14 Nov 2012 | Views [199]
Did circus in the morning, lunch at Chichigua and reading on the beach.
Did some circus in the afternoon, but my arm is really sore. Best guess is tendonitis in my elbow and up into my shoulder. Really really painful if I work too much, especially ... Read more >
Tuesday, 13 Nov 2012 | Views [215]
Did silks and then trapeze. Finally able to let go at the end of the split but then had trouble letting go to do the straddle catch. Funny how that happens. I think I was just in my head a little too much.
Finished my book.
Monica (one of ... Read more >
Monday, 12 Nov 2012 | Views [249]
There's no circus Monday mornings so I saw in the deserted restaurant (they don't open until 11, at least in low season) and read my book.
In circus, nailed a bunch of tricks that I've been struggling with for a long time. Nailed the straddle back ... Read more >
Sunday, 11 Nov 2012 | Views [258]
It looks like it rained a lot again. There's lots of water under the trapeze this morning. Only a couple people on the beach.
Went to Claro for breakfast with Maya & G, but G had to leave early to help out some guests at the hotel. On the ... Read more >
Saturday, 10 Nov 2012 | Views [279]
The internet eventually came back up in the morning, probably taken down by all the rain overnight.
There was some pretty heavy rain overnight and some really huge puddles. One of the gas stations was flooded. Wish I would have gotten a photo! ... Read more >
Friday, 9 Nov 2012 | Views [274]
The internet wasn't working in the morning, probably because it was raining. Only did silks because of the rain but that was okay because I'm starting to more consistently be able to do the straddle up, which I need in order to do many of the things ... Read more >
Thursday, 8 Nov 2012 | Views [259]
Started the morning with circus.
Leftovers from Pomodoro's for lunch. Walked down the beach, but only as far as the flags on Kite Beach. Came back and sat on the beach chairs outside the hotel and had a nap.
Had a couple drinks at Chichigua ... Read more >
Wednesday, 7 Nov 2012 | Views [251]
Started the morning with circus - no Paul this morning, but Maya joined me. Worked with Marco on silks. Maya lent me some cool circus leggings and that made a difference.
In the afternoon went with Maya up to the farm which is run by the ... Read more >
Tuesday, 6 Nov 2012 | Views [270]
Today's election day in the US. Being as there were American guests and staff, we were made aware of it.
Started the morning with circus - both on the silks (tissu) and flying trapeze.
Wandered down the beach after to find some lunch at ... Read more >
Monday, 5 Nov 2012 | Views [258]
It was a long weekend in DR, so Monday was a holiday - Constitution Day we were told. There was no circus and many places were closed for the day. The beaches were packed with locals.
Walked along the road in search of Cabarete Coffee Company ... Read more >
Sunday, 4 Nov 2012 | Views [256]
Sundays are the quiet day in Cabarete. Slept in until about 8 (so slept for something like 10 hours).
Decided to walk down the beach towards town to get breakfast and explore a bit. So it starts raining a little, more like a sprinkle. No big deal.... Read more >
Saturday, 3 Nov 2012 | Views [258]
So most of the night I barely slept, but at some point I must have dropped into a deeper sleep because I woke up to the other person who had been sleeping nearby having packed up and left. My stuff was still there, so I was happy. I wasn't super ... Read more >
