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Archive for January, 2010

28
Jan
2010

Cabarete back to ‘normal’

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Posted in 4 metre waves on the reef, Dominican Republic surf holiday, Kitesurf Dominican Republic

OK so nothing even changed for Cabarete after the awful earthquake in Haiti.  Still Cabarete has apparently suffered somewhat from the association.  It’s a shame for businesses who have made it through a difficult tourism year to have this one landed on them just as the world’s economy was looking up.  Cabarete though has what [...]

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22
Jan
2010

Surfing Preciosa 22nd January 2010

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Posted in Dominican Republic surf holiday, Kitesurf Dominican Republic, dominican republic

We had a great day today at Playa Grande, surfing La Preciosa.  We took all our clients there for a really nice day; small waves, but perfectly formed!
I have to remind people that Cabarete, and the whole of the Dominican Republic are completely unaffected by the earthquake that hit Haiti – we are all fine [...]

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13
Jan
2010

Cabarete unaffected by earthquake

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Posted in SURF CAMP

For all those people who have been asking, Cabarete and most of the Dominican Republic suffered no damage at all from the earthquake which devastated Haiti yesterday evening.
I did not even feel the two tremors that were widely reported as being felt by most people in the town but I knew something was odd when [...]

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7
Jan
2010

Cabarete Blog warmly welcomes Cabarete Coffee Company

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Posted in Cabarete surf camp, Dominican Republic surf holiday

Hurrah!  Energetic Tricia has brought a great new cafe to Cabarete, sited 1 km out of the town (short moto ride towards Sosua).  She’s buying organic coffee direct from the makers and having it roasted to produce a flavor that is quite unique and quite the nicest I ever tried (move over Starbucks).
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2
Jan
2010

Swell Surf Camp, Cabarete – new year’s eve

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Posted in Cabarete surf camp, Dominican Republic surf holiday

We had a lot of fun last night – lucky to have a great group of guests staying with us and no-one was shy to square dance the night away.  Jane Palmieri (one of our guests) turns out to be a Caller and kept us on our feet.  It’s a good workout!
On top of that, [...]

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