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Archive for June, 2009

29
Jun
2009

Cabarete surf camp furniture…..

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So tomorrow I leave for Miami to shop for the Swell surf camp furniture and fittings. With a budget of $30,000 more or less, it will be quite a task but I am really looking forward to it! Starting from scratch is great fun and I have enjoyed the interior design aspect. Now we have [...]

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23
Jun
2009

cabarete surf camp

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Here are the latest photos from the new Cabarete surf camp. The roof was poured yesterday; There’s also a photo of our pool table, which everyone told me would have to be put together by an expert. Not true – Jim and I did it in a few hours without a cross word! We have [...]

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21
Jun
2009

How much ocean can you get up your nose in one week?

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If people look at me closely these days; they might mistake me for someone who has been ruthlessly beaten by their partner. My legs are covered in bruises; I even have one on my stomach. My shoulders ache, I have whiplash on my neck, my eyes are red and my nose is full of salt [...]

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20
Jun
2009

kite-surfing with my son

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The summer winds finally arrived after a strange beginning to June’s weather. Normally windy and clear skies, this year, like all the other Dominican Republic weather has been different. We’ve had some spectacular thunder storms almost every night with magnificent lightening flashes, scaring one of my dogs half to death unfortunately. I’m trying to get [...]

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15
Jun
2009

More activities in Cabarete than just surfing and kiteboarding

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It’s great when someone does something well in Cabarete; happy to say that it has happened again and the beneficiaries are my eldest son and all his friends. There’s a guy who has bought some very good quality paint balling equipment, including good safety masks and has set up a course (war-ground) at Encuentro. Now [...]

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14
Jun
2009

Surreal Day

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It was a strange day today. In Cabarete, everything normal; sun shining light breeze, a good Sunday for everyone to relax and feel good, but in my head, turmoil. My lovely, funny, caring and strong mother will undergo an big operation tomorrow to remove a cancer that was recently discovered. My parents are wonderful, fit [...]

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11
Jun
2009

Cabarete Surf Camp Construction Pictures

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Yesterday, Jim and I supervised the planting of some HUGE Royal Palm trees; some were 8 metres high. We wanted to provide some lovely shade around the pool and some strategic placements were made for the PERFECT hammock lounging sessions that we expect our clients will need after a hard day’s surfing or kiteboarding. Our [...]

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6
Jun
2009

Latest Surf Camp photos…..and the Fonz, official surf camp dog

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This is Fonz and I – he’s learning at 12 weeks old, that life is not about being beaten or starved, it’s about people cuddling and feeding and loving you, oh, and learning how to eat a dog chew (it’s not that easy). Siesta on the construction site;

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3
Jun
2009

Meet The Fonz….

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Here is The Fonz – we found him today, near death from starvation. Like all Dominican dogs, he is sweet and gentle and although terrified of us at first (probably from prior cruelty) he soon relaxed with us and quickly realized we would not hurt him. Here are some photos of him. Can you give [...]

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1
Jun
2009

Not young enough to keep up!

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After 3 days of strong, near perfect wind and many hours on the water, our bodies gave up today; we took a day off to do some work instead. It didn’t help that neither of us slept well (I think I was awake at 4am and up at 5.45am). It did mean however that I [...]

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