Dominican - Feb. 12 & 13, '07

My memories of these two days are really sketchy, and as we didn’t fly, I guess I don’t consider them that important – I’m pretty sure this is the correct chain of events:

On the 11^th we went to check out a new site, Azua, but it was completely blown out. There were two pilots who did end up launching, but it was definitely an experts-only kind of day. We later found out that they traveled significant distances, but the air was really ratty.

We then went to check out La Playita again, but it was blown out there too. We spent some time at the beach a bit, and called it a night.

The next day we headed off to a new launch site, Las Aguitas. The Brits were ahead of us that day, and we could see them already sitting up at launch. It was very windy where we were down below, and Oscar and I figured it would be blown out all day. The rest of the guys seemed keen on getting the mule ride up to launch anyway, so off they went.

I made a new companion immediately who liked to call me Jessica – what a cutie! I couldn’t understand a word the kid was saying, but he didn’t seem to mind as he just kept talking and talking in Spanish.

Oscar and I headed back to town where we used the internet, and where I went to a really nice clothing store. I didn’t end up buying anything, to my disappointment. It was one of those instances where you walk into a store wanting to spend money, and yet, it just doesn’t happen. Maybe this is a girl thing?

We went back to the hotel, had some KILLER pina coladas, and some great dinner. This new, bed-bug free hotel we stayed at, Hotel Maguana, made the best sandwiches ever! It was decided then and there we would order some for breakfast, and take them with us back to Bonao, which was where we decided to head back to the next.

Even though nobody said it, I think two days of not flying was getting the better of us.