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05-01-2007, 10:19 PM
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Getting back from Barahona
Hello folks...
Got back from our 9 day trip to Barahona a few days ago and will soon be posting some photos of the trip.
Our biker group will be arriving in Dominicana on June 2 and we'll be there until the 12 of this month.
Had a great time as always
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05-02-2007, 08:08 AM
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Honorificabilitudinitatibus
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Originally Posted by Motorcycler
Hello folks...
Got back from our 9 day trip to Barahona a few days ago and will soon be posting some photos of the trip.
Our biker group will be arriving in Dominicana on June 2 and we'll be there until the 12 of this month.
Had a great time as always
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Look forward to seeing the pics.
Been way too long since last going out that way, and anxious to go back.
BTW: The country is called the Dominican Republic or the DR for short.
A Dominicana is a female Dominican.
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05-02-2007, 09:16 AM
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Sorry Rocky... I was using the term not as a typical English language user would use it. Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean we use the word "Dominicana" not only to refer to the ladies of our neighboring island but also as a shortened version for the full name for the country.
The first set of photos have already been realeased. These cover the portion of road 44 from Barahona to Oviedo and back.
Larimar Coast Photos
I also did a small video showing the enigma of the Polo Magnetico. Quite funny this place. Anyone have any ideas?? Polo Video |
05-02-2007, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Motorcycler
Sorry Rocky... I was using the term not as a typical English language user would use it. Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean we use the word "Dominicana" not only to refer to the ladies of our neighboring island but also as a shortened version for the full name for the country.
The first set of photos have already been realeased. These cover the portion of road 44 from Barahona to Oviedo and back.
Larimar Coast Photos
I also did a small video showing the enigma of the Polo Magnetico. Quite funny this place. Anyone have any ideas?? Polo Video |
Super fantastic pics.
I luv'em.
Any chance you could tell us where some of those hotels are located, for future travelers?
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05-02-2007, 09:34 AM
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The Apartahotel Pontevedra is right off highway 44 about 7 clicks out of Barahona due south. It is before you get to Bahoruco. It is amall and cozy basically consisting of 10 small cabins that are basically small studios.
I will try to get their internet address and put it up for you later.
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05-02-2007, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Motorcycler
The Apartahotel Pontevedra is right off highway 44 about 7 clicks out of Barahona due south. It is before you get to Bahoruco. It is amall and cozy basically consisting of 10 small cabins that are basically small studios.
I will try to get their internet address and put it up for you later.
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Kool.
That's my favorite area, just South of Barahona, along the coast, before the road turns in for Pedernales.
The water there is simply different and beckons you to dive in.
It's what tropical dreams are made of.
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05-02-2007, 09:38 AM
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These are fantastic pics, can you tell me exactly where the waterfalls are that you have shown
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05-02-2007, 10:55 AM
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Motorcycler, sure loved your hat! Did you know that many unwary travellers going down the road to Polo, and stopping at the place marked "polo magnético" (there are at least three spots), experience symptoms of nausea, confusion or disconfort, akin to motion sickness?. My own speculation is that the gravitational anomaly of the "polo magnético" is related to our own "anomalous" neurological configuration, more specifically, to our own primitive brain processes that produce visual perceptions. The study of human perception and consciousness is still in its infancy, and most scientists until know have avoided it like ancient mariners avoided the Sargasso sea...
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05-02-2007, 11:52 AM
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Motorcycler, sure loved your hat! Did you know that many unwary travellers going down the road to Polo, and stopping at the place marked "polo magnético" (there are at least three spots), experience symptoms of nausea, confusion or disconfort, akin to motion sickness?. My own speculation is that the gravitational anomaly of the "polo magnético" is related to our own "anomalous" neurological configuration, more specifically, to our own primitive brain processes that produce visual perceptions. The study of human perception and consciousness is still in its infancy, and most scientists until know have avoided it like ancient mariners avoided the Sargasso sea...
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They have a couple of these in the States. You are right Mirador, what most people don't realize is that these are just optical illusions. If anybody doubts that just have a surveyor go out there and establish a "benchmark" lower that the road then take "elevation" shots along the road and compare them. One will find out that the elevation of the road from the "starting" point will gradually decrease even though it looks like it is going uphill.
Actually, a much simpler test can be done with a cheap hand level and a pole or a long stick.
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05-02-2007, 12:38 PM
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Wow beautiful pictures motorcycler:
I have a dominican friend that has been here in Canada for 6 years and he is from Bahrona so I am definitley going to show him these great shots of his home. Next trip I am going to have to take some time to explore this beautiful country some more!! Thanks again for sharing.
Lizzard
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