Our first days in Dominican Republic
Our journey from Puerto Vallarta to Cabrera was long and arduous, entailing three flights and a long drive with much shuffling, schlepping, waiting, and snafus in between. It involved loud drama from some defiant Venezuelan deportees and the officers and flight attendants trying to handle them, and several hours in kafka-esque rental car purgatory.
We finally arrived though, and after some recovery time, we are slowly exploring the place and getting into our groove. There are many beautiful beaches, each with a different quality and vibe in the area that we have taken to visiting, particularly in the later afternoons every day. We’re figuring out where to get our groceries and vegetables, how to decipher the very accented Dominican Spanish, and all the rest. The kids began their experience at the Hive School yesterday, where they are surrounded by other ‘worldschooling’ kids and families. It is a very warm environment with a lot of freedoms, and hopefully the adjustment will be swift. There are also loads of other activities and possibilities for us around the Hive, from Ranch Camp, where the kids can work with cows, goats, and chickens, to soccer, to horseback riding after school. We also hope to start to learn to surf! More updates soon.
