road trip

Headed From Punta Rucia To The Basin On The Path Toward Jarabacoa

Now that we have finished the clean up from Hurricane Irma, we can get back on finishing our videos of our road trip through the NW region of the island.  One thing that is evident as we head out of Punta Rucia toward Sabaneta, the roads are in great shape and there is obvious evidence […]

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Punta Rucia Beach – Stepping Back In Time 30 Years

Punta Rucia Beach is almost as I remember it from 7 years ago, and I bet it has not changed much in the last 20 years.  I bet Punta Rucia is very similar to what Las Terenas looked like 30 or 40 years ago.  Before Las Terenas caught on with the European travel community and […]

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Leaving Monte Cristi and Headed For Punta Rucia

Continuing along on our road trip through the NW region of the DR, we packed up and headed out early from our Monte Cristi hotel.  Our next stop will be Punta Rucia up on the North Coast, between Monte Cristi and Puerto Plata.  Just to further illustrate the rural atmosphere you will find in most […]

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Wrapping Up Our Monte Cristi Visit – If We Make It Down Off The Trail

Johnny decided to sit out the trip up the little mountain in Monte Cristi…. something about “not being crazy enough to chance sliding off into the ravine”.  As you will see in this video coming back down the hill on the “goat-trail”…   maybe Johnny had a point.  At one point along the way ole […]

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Monte Cristi – Finally Made It To The Top – WOW

If you have been following our little trip through Monte Cristi Dominican Republic you know that we had to scratch the itch to somehow get to the top of that little mountain just outside Monte Christi to see what we could see.  We finally made it.  As you watch this video, keep your eye on […]

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Monte Cristi And Some Serious Ruts In The Road Up The Mountain

Heading on down the malecon road we are headed to the end of the road and to a cliff lined beach I remember from years ago.  The roads are better and there have been a few access changes, but the views are still just as impressive.  Along the way we noticed a rarely used, if […]

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Monte Cristi Lunch And A Trip Down The Malecon – Continuing Our NW Road Trip

We are enjoying our little visit to Monte Cristi.  Reminds me more and more of the Florida Keys way back when, before the heavy commercial development.  In fact, we liked it so much we decided to grab a hotel room to extend our stay.  In this little video we stop by the restaurant we mentioned […]

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Monte Cristi Beach Run – How Would You Know If You Did Not Explore

Continuing our little road trip through the North West region of the Island, today we will check out one stretch of beach along the coast in Monte Cristi.  It always amazes me that it is so easy to find beaches that stretch miles yet have no one on them.  No crowds. No giant condos.  No […]

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Monte Cristi Clock Tower In The Old Town

On the way out toward the beach in Monte Cristi Dominican Republic we passed by the clock tower in the older part of town.  Having grown up for several years in the Florida Keys, this part of Monte Cristi reminds me a little of the early Keys before the major development.  It is common to […]

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Monte Christi Dominican Republic – The Next Leg On Our NW Road Trip

Once again, we took the backroads from Mao to Monte Christi to continue our NW road trip.  Now we wish we would have settled for the direct route because there really was not much to see on the backroads.  Flat and dusty and definitely not something we would go out of our way for next […]

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