It is already February which means we have spent one month here in the Dominican Republic. Life is good. The weather has been pretty much perfect from our perspective, with lots of sun and heat. We have had a few overnight showers to clean the air and keep dust down. Unfortunately, we made it to the beach only once last week when we went touring to Playa Grande with Lon & Pat (Larry's brother). They (http://pfriesen@blogspot.com) were here for a week and thoroughly enjoyed the change from the record snowfall back home.
Much has happened since the last blog. Our friends Bert & Elma came for two weeks all inclusive vacation to the Casa Marina and while they were here, we came across a family in the country who were losing their rented shack and were hoping to finish purchasing a piece of property so they could build a house. As they have barely enough to put food on the table, their plan was to go cut wood on the hillsides and use that for constructing a shelter.
Much has happened since the last blog. Our friends Bert & Elma came for two weeks all inclusive vacation to the Casa Marina and while they were here, we came across a family in the country who were losing their rented shack and were hoping to finish purchasing a piece of property so they could build a house. As they have barely enough to put food on the table, their plan was to go cut wood on the hillsides and use that for constructing a shelter.We and our friends felt compelled to assist them in their plight and so there is a simple brick house under contruction out in the country, on top of a little hill, in a valley between larger hills.
We are enjoying the happy people but are not that crazy about the road leading to the construction site. A 4x4 vehicle would better navigate the gouges (or a motorbike could skirt them?).
