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[Boogie]

Hey everybody, I have returned from my month-long sabbatical to the Dominican Republic. I'm going to try posting pictures from 20megsfree.com, but if it doesn't work, maybe someone would be so kind as to lend some webspace for me to use.

Anyway, the trip was amazing. For the first two weeks we were working on digging a trench to a village so that we could lay a pipeline to get a clean water supply to the village so that they wouldn't have to get their water from the nearby river. We completed the trench and laid most of the pipe, it's now just up to a contractor to complete the water system later in the summer.

The second two weeks were more of a vacation, with us travelling throughout the country and seeing some amazing sights.


edit: Okay pics no worky. Nuts.

 

[Mike Works]

You went THERE for vacation? Pfft, should've come to Vancouver. WE allow remote linking.

 

[Boogie]

You went THERE for vacation? Pfft, should've come to Vancouver. WE allow remote linking.

Missed you too

 

[Boogie]

Trying again, with another lame free service.

Here's a picture of the hut our group stayed in while at the work project:

Actually, only the girls in our group got to sleep in the hut. The four guys in our group had to
sleep in this shack 50 metres down the road:

Here's a picture of the road to the village we worked at:

 

[Boogie]

Here's the village:

Some of the kids from the village:

A pic of my little buddy Henri:

and my buddy Franci doing a cartwheel for the camera:

Here's Kim Jensen, one of our program leaders. She was a celebrity in the village, the kids were crazy about her:

 

[Boogie]

Here's a pic of me with some of the kids:

Here's a picture of part of the trench we dug:

Here's a photo of half of our group:

Here's a pic of me and a local named Kelvin. He was a really cool guy who hung out with us and helped us work every day. He also had an interest in martial arts and boxing, so even if we couldn't understand a thing we said to each other, we still managed something in common:

 

[Bob White]

Nicey nice.

 

[demon]

You were gone?



=P

 

[Boogie]

Here's a pic of me and some of the girls before heading out to a local dance hall:

That's the end of the work pictures, then it was off to hotels and resorts.

Here's our hotel in Cabarete:

The four of us guys posing for the girls:

The big guy in the middle here is Miki, the leader of the work project, he's a German who's been
living in the DR for over 15 years:

From the left our posse is, after me, is Rob Coffey from Toronto, Chris Finnigan from Ottawa,
and Cailan Collet from Oregon:

 

[Boogie9IGN]

God that beach is gorgeous

Btw, welcome back

 

[Boogie]

Here's some sunrise and sunset shots I took the day we went snorkelling:

A picture of the tiny sandbar island we went snorkelling from:

 

[Boogie]

A nice underwater shot:

The first cathedral in the Western hemisphere:

Two of the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen, at Monte Cristi, and Playa Aquillas:

 

[Ecrofirt]

did you tap any of it?

 

[Boogie]

Here's a shot of our entire group from a hill at Monte Cristi:

A shot of me at Monte Cristi:

 

[Boogie]

did you tap any of it?

It's me, what do you think?

The other three guys paired off with some of the girls and did some tapping though.

 

[demon]

Holy fuck some of those shots are simply beautiful. Really makes me wish I could go on some interesting trip like that, but never do.

Wow. That's the kind of scene I could just sit and stare at for hours in silence.

 

[CavemanLawyer]

Wow, beautiful pics. I just added Dominican Republic to the long list of places I must visit before I die.

 

[Boogie]

Holy fuck some of those shots are simply beautiful. Really makes me wish I could go on some interesting trip like that, but never do.

Wow. That's the kind of scene I could just sit and stare at for hours in silence.

I thought pretty much the same thing that morning. It was such an awe-inspiring view that I almost couldn't believe my eyes.

The beauty of the country was in stark contrast to the all-inclusive resort we went to for the last two nights just outside the capital. It was so touristy and artificial in comparison with everything else we had experienced.

 

[CorruptionDee]

Those are some beautiful shots you took, Boogie. Ever dabble in photography? Also, what kind of camera do you use?

By the way, welcome back dude.

 

[olimario]

Amazing...
Your trip puts my FL trip to shame
Your pictures put my FL pictures to shame
Rock on, Boogie!

Can you post that sunset picture in 1024x768?

 

[Kuroyume]

Last time I was there was in August of 2002 to visit family. My father and grandmother are heading there this Tuesday. I love going there; it's a nice to spend time there and away from NYC for a while...

 

[Wellington]

What part of the country were you in?

Did you lay some other kind of pipe?

Oddly enough my parents just booked their vacations to get over there. They are originally from the island, but have been living here for 22 years now.

I'm thinking about getting out there for labor day weekend, but with student loan bills coming in soon, I'm a bit hesitant.

 

[Sagitario]

Wow! DR has some really beautiful places....

 

[TheQueen'sOwn]

Is that a NCAFA tshirt I see on the guy from Ottawa? lol If so, that's pretty cool.

 

[Meier]

This is like a scene out of Ippo where Miyata goes to Indonesia or whatever and has the one local supporter.

 

[Boogie]

Those are some beautiful shots you took, Boogie. Ever dabble in photography? Also, what kind of camera do you use?

Naw, I've never really been into photography before, but I really did enjoy taking these pictures. The camera is a Sony Cyber-shot U, DSC U60. 2.0 megapixels, and underwater-capable.

Amazing...
Your trip puts my FL trip to shame
Your pictures put my FL pictures to shame
Rock on, Boogie!

Can you post that sunset picture in 1024x768?

Thanks Oli, that's high praise indeed. I'll hunt up the higher res versions of those pictures in a few minutes.

What part of the country were you in?

Did you lay some other kind of pipe?

We were all over the island. The first two weeks were spent up in the mountains in the northern part of the island, about a half hour to 45 minute drive from the north coast. From there we moved around a lot. We spent three nights in Cabarete, on the north coast, two or three nights in Monte Cristi , a few nights in Jarabacoa, and then a few nights near Barahona on the south coast.

We also took a day trip to Lago Enriquillo, and ended our trip in a resort in Juan Dolio about 45 minutes outside of Santo Domingo.

And no, I'm afraid I remained too much my "straight and narrow" self to do any experimenting.

 

[demon]

Hey boogie, if you could link me or PM me the picture I re-posted in hi-res, I'd really appreciate it. kthx!

 

[CorruptionDee]

"Naw, I've never really been into photography before, but I really did enjoy taking these pictures. The camera is a Sony Cyber-shot U, DSC U60. 2.0 megapixels, and underwater-capable."

Wow. I just picked up a Sony Cybershot DSC-100 at 5 Megapixels, and none of my shots look as beautiful as yours. I guess it's all in the lighting. Great shots man. If you have any more, please feel free to post them. I love seeing other people's travel pics.

 

[OmniGamer]

Nice calves

 

[Wellington]

That Kelvin dude looks insanely familiar. Only thing throwing him off from being who I think he is is that you mentioned you two could not communicate. Did he ever come to the US, specifically to the Bronx...?

 

[Boogie]

Nice calves

Thanks, I was wondering when the compliments from the gay brigade were going to start pouring in ;P

That Kelvin dude looks insanely familiar. Only thing throwing him off from being who I think he is is that you mentioned you two could not communicate. Did he ever come to the US, specifically to the Bronx...?

No, I'm 99% sure he's never been outside of the country, sorry.

 

[Boogie]

Here's links to high res pics of the sunrise:

http://iamboog.20megsfree.com/Resize of sunrise2.JPG

http://iamboog.20megsfree.com/sunrise.JPG


http://iamboog.20megsfree.com/Resize of sunrise3.JPG
http://iamboog.20megsfree.com/sunset.JPG

and high rise of the coral pic:

http://iamboog.20megsfree.com/Resize of snorkelling.JPG

edit: the direct linking doesn't work, just copy and paste the urls

 

[Ninja Scooter]

got any pics of some booty?

 

[Boogie]

got any pics of some booty?

Booty? Well, not exactly, but:

And a couple girls at the village wanted their picture taken:

 

[Cubsfan23]

It's me, what do you think?

The other three guys paired off with some of the girls and did some tapping though.

I'm disappointed in you

 

[Boogie]

I'm disappointed in you

Sorry man, I just don't have it in me to try for a four week "fling and forget".

 

[demon]

I'm disappointed in you

Does cocky&funny actually work in the Domnican Republic?

 

[Boogie]

Does cocky&funny actually work in the Domnican Republic?

In regards to the 3 cases I observed, there was funny, but not particularly much cocky.

As far as the locals were concerned, their idea of trying to woo the women of our group consisted of letting the girls know that they had a hard-on while they were dancing with them. Real classy guys

 

[Socreges]

Awesome. Looks like you had a fun time.

I'm just glad other people are bugging you about the ladies so I don't have to.

 

[Boogie]

Awesome. Looks like you had a fun time.

I'm just glad other people are bugging you about the ladies so I don't have to.

Yeah, I was expecting this

 

[Cubsfan23]

Sorry man, I just don't have it in me to try for a four week "fling and forget".

That's what e-mail is for

 

[Boogie]

That's what e-mail is for

Bah, I know I'm going to lose this argument anyway, becuase Katrusia, the girl in the red dress in the picture above, actually goes to the University of Toronto as well..............

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Bah, I know I'm going to lose this argument anyway, becuase Katrusia, the girl in the red dress in the picture above, actually goes to the University of Toronto as well..............

I have to do it, sorry bout this...

*clears throat* FHUTA!

 

[Boogie]

The entirety of my pictures have been uploaded to shutterfly.com.

If any of you want to view them, the login is iamboog@hotmail.com , and the password is pueblo

 

[Laurent]

I thought you meant Boogie (dance) was back in the next DDR game! >_<

 

[Escape Goat]

Beautiful pics!

Did you have time to overthrow and evil warlords or drug czars while you were down there with your martial arts know-how, Collateral Damage style?

 

[Boogie]

Beautiful pics!

Did you have time to overthrow and evil warlords or drug czars while you were down there with your martial arts know-how, Collateral Damage style?

Alas, no, there was a remarkable absence of evil warlords and drug lords. Though I did play the role of private bouncer for our group when some guys at the dance clubs tried to get a little too frisky with the girls in our group.