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Holiday in the Dominican Republic

We decided we needed a holiday, so Ruth found us a week in the beautiful Dominican Republic that was a real bargain. We had a great time!

2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0000.jpg Sitting having a beer by the pool to chill out before dinner.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0001.jpg Bright and sunny the next day.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0006.jpg Blue Bay - that was the resort we stayed at.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0009.jpg A little lizard - we always enjoy spotting these.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0010.jpg Ruth on the beach.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0011.jpg Tubular sponge.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0012.jpg Lionfish - these were accidentally released into the Carribean (they aren't native there) and are wreaking havoc with local fish species.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0014.jpg An eel that our dive guide coaxed out from it's hiding place in the sand.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0015.jpg A sea urchin growing in the neck of a discarded bottle.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0020.jpg Ruth and I on a safety stop. Note all our rented kit leaks bubbles everywhere!
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0023.jpg The guide playing with a pufferfish. It's interesting to see it puffed up, but I wish he'd just left it alone. Poor thing.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0024.jpg Flamingo Tongue Snails on a sea fan.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0027.jpg A Moray Eel.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0029.jpg A seahorse - this is only the second time I've seen seahorses!
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0034.jpg Fish.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0035.jpg Ruth.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0036.jpg The view from inside one of the shady four-poster beds by the pool.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0038.jpg The pool by night - it looks great with candles placed all around it.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0039.jpg Candle by the pool.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0040.jpg The start of the water ballet - people in leotards with torches doing strange things in a swimming pool!
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0043.jpg Our dive boat waiting for us on the beach.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0044.jpg Somone taking a picture of the inside of a big barrel sponge.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0045.jpg Crabs inside a barrel sponge.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0049.jpg Another lionfish.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0050.jpg Another seahorse. Hmm, I'm getting repetitive.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0051.jpg The view from our bedroom window.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0058.jpg Ruth at the beach bar, where we had a regular spot for a wee beer before dinner.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0060.jpg Me with aforementioned wee beer.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0061.jpg Ruth with dessert - complete with heart shaped service of sauce!
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0066.jpg Christmas tree worms - very intricate.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0067.jpg Flamingo tongue snail on a sea fan.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0069.jpg An octopus in a hole.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0070.jpg The guide getting inked while trying to extract said octopus.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0071.jpg The octopus ended up clinging to the guides guages. It was eventually taken home for dinner :-(
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0075.jpg The view from the shady spot we occupied between dives.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0076.jpg The dive boat waits for us again.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0079.jpg Ruth behind a big sponge.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0083.jpg Butterflyfish.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0086.jpg These spheres are supposed to form the basis for new coral reefs.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0087.jpg Black sea urchins - these have a nasty sting so are best avoided.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0088.jpg A tiny nudibranch, just an inch long.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0090.jpg A porcupinefish - about 18 inches long.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0092.jpg Sea fans at Sosua.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0094.jpg The beach was prepared for a private romantic dinner for two.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0096.jpg The beach at Puerto Russo.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0098.jpg Paradise Island.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0104.jpg Cornetfish.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0105.jpg Corals - the reef at Paradise Island was in much better condition than at Sosua.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0106.jpg Ruth disappears off into the depths - no SCUBA today, just snorkelling.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0109.jpg Many many sea fans.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0111.jpg Brain coral.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0112.jpg Boats wait to transport daytrippers back to Puerto Russo.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0113.jpg Pelican.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0114.jpg Shelters for the bar and white Scottish people!
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0115.jpg BIG sky.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0118.jpg Embarking for the return journey.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0122.jpg Ruth at dinner.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0124.jpg The view over Puerto Plata from the foothills of Mount Isabela.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0126.jpg The Dominican Republic is famed for it's amber - this piece is filled with trapped ants.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0127.jpg A beautiful old Chevrolet.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0129.jpg Art.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0134.jpg The square in Puerto Plata.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0138.jpg Ruth, with the cathedral behind.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0139.jpg The view from Fort San Felipe, including a floating power station moored in the harbour and the ever present Mount Isabela.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0142.jpg Some of the briks of the fort have eroded almost entirely, leaving just the mortar.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0145.jpg Ruth.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0148.jpg The main courtyard of the fort. I think the gun on the left is missing it's carriage... It looks a bit sad just propped up like that.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0149.jpg Originally this was a drawbridge over a pit filled with spikes.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0150.jpg Statue.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0151.jpg Fort San Felipe and Mount Isabela.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0155.jpg Ruth in the pool with a beer.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0161.jpg Ruth sans beer.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0164.jpg "Macedonia of Fruits and Leeches". The mind boggles.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0168.jpg The end of our last day, and the clouds were gathering.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0170.jpg Lanterns in the hotel reception area.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0173.jpg We saw the eruption of Eyjafjallajoekull on Iceland on our flight back - which it had delayed.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0174.jpg Visible behind the wing of the plane.
2010-05-02_Dominican_Republic_0177.jpg Proof of our location!
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