housesitting

we are housesitting for a fellow C21 realtor who went to the US for vacation. along with the house comes this very sweet dog, isla. she's quite playful and easy to take care of. we've been taking her for long walks in order to be sure she is tired out at night. she's a good watch dog too, as anyone who walks by the house gets a bark from her. given her size, i don't think she'd do too much damage to anyone, but it is still nice to have her looking out for us.

we're about a 7 minute drive from cabarete in a semi-gated community called perla marina. this is the same community in which the blue fish condos are located - where we bought an oceanfront condo. those condos are about a 5 minute walk from here, as well as the beach. here is a shot of the house we're staying at:




this morning we took a walk along the ocean towards cabarete. wow! the coastline here is beautiful. it's not your tranquil caribbean coastline (as it is the atlantic here) but is stunning in a different way. there's a lot of petrified coral rock in some sections of the coastline, so you have the waves crashing and huges sprays of water shooting upwards. during our walk, we came across several small beaches. this coastline here is nearly completed undeveloped, so you have the beaches to yourself. today we walked almost to the point in front of hideaway beach where we had our late afternoon picnic with nicole and karen.

we found some more amazing shells on one of the beaches. we will add them to our collection.

it's nice to be spending some time outside of the hustle bustle of cabarete. it does feel like we are in the "suburbs" here, as it is basically a subdivision. however, it's like a mini-vacation, being away from our apartment (even though we are working.) the only downside is that there are 2 homes being built right around this home, so there is a bit of a racket each day - not to mention all the big trucks and streams of workers arriving in the morning to work on the blue fish condos.

here is a shot of the beach at perla marina. the coastline with its petrified rock here reminds me a bit of new england coasts, like in maine and RI. but of course when you put your feet in the water, it's a whole other experience. the water is warm! none of that toes going numb feeling!


i know the photos are out of whack, but i am on a dial-up connection and don't feel like spending 20 minutes correcting it. yes, dial-up! it still exists!