Dune Buggies!!!!

The Dune Buggies were a blast!!! We took a bus to a ranch, where they had dune buggies and horseback riding. We were with a group of people from other resorts, and we drove our buggies through the little towns and countryside. We got to see up close what life was like there in the Dominican for the natives outside of the resort areas. It was quite an eye opener!

Our first stop on the dune buggy trip was a beach on a different part of the the island. We hung out there for awhile, waded in the water and "shopped". The vendors would always say "it's free to look"...but you knew once you went to look they wouldn't let you go until you bought something! We met another couple, Sarah and Justin, on this trip. They were from a different resort a little ways down the beach from us. We had a good time hanging out with them on the trip.

These pictures were actually taken by the tour photographer. He road along with us and took pictures along the way. I had my water camera with me, but don''t have those back yet to post those pictures. After we left this beach area, we went to a cave that had a natural pool in it. That was a lot of fun! They said we could swim in it if we wanted to....so guess who the first person to jump in was??? KEVIN!! I was a little apprehensive at first. The water was kind of cold, and you couldn't tell how deep it was. They told us that the water was about 20+ feet deep, so I thought it would probably be safe to jump in. I finally decided that this was a once in a lifetime experience and I just needed to do it. So I jumped!! It was great - the water was SO fresh and clean. It was perfect!! After that, we got back in our buggies and headed back to the ranch where they took us on a little horseback ride around the grounds. It was a really good time!