For worriers. There are enough threatening-seeming things to scare people in any environment. Instead of worrying excessively, worry enough to take appropriate actions, and deal with more important things.
Looks like hurricane season goes through at least October, so I'll probably stay in RD at least until November, maybe even until December.
Maybe I'll go SCUBA diving in RD. It's an activity that I want to try at some point. Looks expensive to learn.
Petionville, Haiti for food? Looks like it has a restaurant scene.
An outdated travel book at this Airbnb says that Haiti is safer than Jamaica.
My leg's feeling somewhat better this morning, after the dog bites yesterday.
The discovery of America was by accident. So were most major scientific discoveries. Let's make more mistakes!
Hispaniola has changed hands so many times, it's hard to count! Pirates were here, Spaniards, French, English, Africans, Tainos, Arawaks, etc.!
I feel like adventure travel enforces a more realistic perspective. Or maybe it's the old age.
Hispaniola once formed a major part of the planetary economy. Today it mostly forms a vacation spot and some residences.
Looks like northeastern RD (the Samana peninsula) gets tons of rain, and has mangroves. Looks like southeastern RD is arid, even desert!
The Caribbean has a mix of different cultures and geographies spread about its dozens of small and large islands.
In addition to its large number of populations, RD has had large numbers of governments: several dozen in around as many years!
This travel book says that much of RD outside of the capital is rural!
Maybe I'll go see a cock fight?
Maybe not, seems gruesome.
Looks like there are no other ferries from RD than PR. So, I can fly out, or ferry on via RD, or get on another sailboat.
Reading up on voodoo (still from the same book), looks like it often involves animal sacrifice.