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Dominican Republic: Day 2 (Part 5)

July 15, 2011
Then it was back to the water, the place where I feel most comfortable.  While I have on numerous occasions during my dives around the world encountered stingrays and sharks, I have never actually touched them.  At Ocean World in Puerto Plata, they have both a stingray and shark pool...

Dominican Republic: Day 2 (Part 4)

July 12, 2011
In my opinion, I think they should just rename Ocean World: Kissing World, because almost every animal I encountered was eager to give me kisses! The birds that I interacted with next were not only a colorful feast for the eyes, they were bilingual as well; flirting with me in...

Dominican Republic: Day 2 (Part 3)

July 8, 2011
While I will always reserve a special place in my heart for our friends of the water -- I was after all probably a sea horse or angel fish in a past life -- I was still very excited to visit the Aviary Park in Ocean World in Puerto Plata....

Dominican Republic: Day 2 (Part 2)

July 6, 2011
My first stop of the day at Ocean World in Puerto Plata was to see the dolphin show.  It was the perfect introduction to one of the best child and adult playgrounds in the world.  As a passionate animal lover, places such as Ocean World, tend to make me a...

Dominican Republic: Day 2 (Part 1)

July 5, 2011
I am a Bucket List kind of person.  There is something so thrilling about crossing an adventure off of my list.  Of course, the list of my dreams is about a mile long, thus I have come to terms with the fact that I probably will not cross everything off...