Aunt Petrona and I sitting on her porch
Aaron and I viewing the Carribbean for the first time.
Mom and Aaron
Aaron and Nini trying to get the water pump working so the house keeper can clean. Most of the time we were visiting there was no water pressure so all water was hauled by buckets.
Aunt Petrona, Mom, Me, and Aaron by the oldest church in the new world.
Cool old building, has been many things in it life.
Aaron viewing artwork from the Louve that was donated by the French Embassy.
Aunt Petrona, Oscar (her son), and Aaron
Aunt Petrona, a grand daughter, Aaron and I
Aaron and I at the raining beach.
Me and Orianna practicing English
Nini's family in his home village. What a wonderful place.
Ouch! But it did not seem to slow him down.
The family store, sells just about everything.
Street in front of the store
Home built by the dictator Trujillo, he never lived in it.
Our room at Aunt Petrona's
Mom and Aunt Petrona at technical school near the capital.
Boca Chica, the beach near the capital where we spent a day.
Hanging out!
Aaron main made for the trip, relaxing!
Aren't we cute!
Mom and Aunt Petrona
Me and Mom in the Colonial City
Church bell tower
Front of the church
Old defenses
Diego Columbus home
Inside Diego's house
Local market, there are supermarkets now so these are not as busy as they use to be.
Petrona shopping
Inside the Founding fathers memorial.
Old front gate to the Colonial City.
The group
The gate again
Looking from the past to the present.
The Founding Fathers
Flower time
Mom and I trying to beat the rain.
Cock fighting is a big deal here.
Fried plantains, yum!
Nini and Oscar watching baseball, very normal for the fall. Nini loves New York and Oscar likes Boston.
In the kitchen, you would never know the powers out when you have a flash.
After baseball, dominoes are the national passtime
Aaron and I in front of Nini and Petrona's house
Now for alone time on the north side of the island. This is our hotel room.
The grounds in front of our room.
Our beach!
A fish named Aaron!
The pool and entrance to rooms
