Foodie At Large Viejo solo - A workaholic on her first vacation in years!

This is total emmersion into the culture and language of DR. I am basically one of the family: Jerry, the owner of this ecotour, is a 64 year old multi lingual German who has traveled the world, including crossing the Atlantic in a 34 foot sailboat three times [that he built himself[. His wife, Nayda, is a native of DR, and her 2 grandchildren, Christopher, 14, and Ronnie, 12, are visiting over school vacation and make up the household. Yesterday we climbed up a nearby mountain and investigated a cave at the top, several bats flying around, but not much else, but it was pretty cool! We travel by motorscooter if not walking, although today have been on horseback twice. Im getting used to the food-  white bread, sugared juice,minimal produce by my ususal standards, meat once a week and a scarce portion at that. Last night a local musician  from the nearby town, Andre, came and sang Bachata songs all evening. I went to bed after midnight but the party lasted until 3am. Andre was still here when I got up, having spent the night, too drunk to get home. This household actually has a small bar and restaurant in the front of the building, so local folks are always stopping by for a drink, either local beer or local rum.