jarabacoa

The last weekend in the DR, Weston and I went to Jarabacoa to visit Layne and Caitlin. We had a bit of an adventure getting there, starting with riding next to a rooster on the public bus.
Layne met up with us in downtown Jarabacoa after a bit of confusion in the location. We rode on his motorcycle with him (and our bags) back to their apartment in the mountains. On the way we got in a bit of an accident because of (the combination of) wet roads, uphill mountains, motorcycle's bad alignment, and probably too much weight. We had slowed down because of Layne's insticts, but that didn't prevent us from topping over. Weston and I are leg posing, Layne is not.

As you can see, we got a bit banged up, but no serious injuries, just a fun story to tell.

Though it rained most of the weekend (I believe because of Gustav), we had a great time exploring parts of the city. We hiked the trail that led to the largest waterfall in the city, Salto Jimenoa.
Here are all of us at the base of the waterfall. You can't tell from the picture, but I am wearing a showercap under my bandana so my dreads wouldn't get wet (I felt very Dominican!). Because of all the rain, the water(and waterfall) was no longer clear and pretty, otherwise it was a beautiful view.

Overall it was a wonderful weekend spending time with great friends.