A random kind of posting, things you might see in the Dominican Republic........
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| This is the fruit or cashew apple of a cashew nut. The nut is in the shell at the bottom and has a caustic liquid in side. One of the locals said that they have to roast it by an open fire to get rid of the poison. http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/growing-cashews.html This website gives more details. The fruit is yummy boiled with cinnamon and cloves. |
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| The bikes above and below are recycle utility vehicles! |
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| A new stadium being constructed out of cement (everything is made of cement here) and they use 2x4's to brace things. Somehow they make it work even if it doesn't seem possible. |
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| Yes, we had an uninvited guest for breakfast at this open-air dining room. |
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| Yes, this is a kind of millipede and NO it is not my hand holding it. Madeline and Ella would probably be brave enough to hold it but not their Grandma.... |
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Some friends I made at the Colonial Zone. They were on a field trip with their school. The Dominica people are a
beautiful people.
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| Count how many mattresses? |
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A birthday party here means a pinata. The mother of this little girl made this pinata out of seven balloons and paper. Can you count the balloons in it?
Yes, motorcycles are used as delivery trucks for many things. Often, they are covered with racks of bread and buns. This just happens to have many dead chickens on it. I am not sure where they are being taken.
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This on the other hand, happens do be a dead pig, yup. You see them on the roadsides especially on holidays for people to stop and buy part or all of it for the family gatherings. I am not sure I want to taste it. You can sometimes see them being roasted over the fire.
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dA few last remarks although I do have more pictures to share. I would think this moto is more like we would have the family car.....However, much of the time the motos are a kind of taxi. It doesn't look to safe to me, but it is probably their only option.
Dominian Joke: What do you call a moto with three people on it???????? Wasted Space....
A second edition will be in the works shortly........
