I really wanted to put a palm umbrella and a beach chair on this point and wait for the sun to set.

Before this trip to the Dominican Republic, I had never had mango fresh from the tree. The mangos were not completely ripe yet but it was still very tasty, it reminded me of a Granny Smith apple.

The guys in my family group would throw rocks into a group of mangos to knock them out of the tree and so we could have a nice midday snack.

Last year while in the Dominican Republic, I was able to ride a mule owned by one of the man in the village. I’m not sure it this in the same one from last year but I would have jumped at the chance to ride again this year.

I was able to try and fruit called tamarind while in the Dominican Republic. It is a bitter fruit that reminded me of a Lemon Head, the Dominicans make the fruit into a juice and ice cream. I was hoping to get to try ice cream made from Tamarinds, but never had the chance. The kids in the photograph below were getting them for us so we could try them.

I would love to have a coconut tree in my backyard. One of the guys in my family group said that he would like to live here so he could eat sugarcane anytime he wanted. I’m not sure how good a diet of sugarcane and coconuts would be for you, but it would be fresh.