Februray 2 – 3 – 4 – LAS GALERAS DE SAMANA’
A motoconcho this time charges us 50 DOP to bring us back to El Cedro. Gua-gua until Miches, 60 DOP, other gua-gua (battered, as you can see from the picture) and overcrowded,
then from Miches to Sabana de la mar, where we arrive at 12.00, and look for a ferry (120 DOP) which takes us till Santa Barbara de Samanà.
A taxi shared with other passengers, 100 DOP brings us to Las Galeras. The road along the way is beautiful, luxuriant vegetation, on this peninsula the weather is much wetter than Bavaro.
We settle at Paradise Bungalows, my cottage costs 1000 DOP, is large and contains 3 beds, 2 of which are infested with ants.
We take a walk in the town, there are other hotels and even beautiful houses to rent, but they are more expensive.
We always have breakfast at Juan y Lolo, 50 DOP for tea and bread and jam. With 90 DOP they make for us sandwiches “para llevar” (=take away)
The public beach near the Paradise Bungalows sucks. Continuing to the right, with the village behind, we come across a resort, on the shore there is sewer smell, and in the afternoon at 17.00, probably at low tide, we have to walk to be able to swim. Very pretty is a small beach located in the next bay. It can be reached by boat, because there is no possibility to reach it waking on the beach, or much faster with a walk cutting through a path that branches in the area of Juan y Lolo. This small beach, called just “Playita”, is delicious, frequented by locals and a few tourists, and located in a beautiful natural setting
In the evening, we go to dance at a local disco.
My favorite restaurant here is “Chez Denise”. Much more expensive, with slow service and bad food “L’aventure”; after making me wait one hour, they bring me a pretty raw fish.
On the fourth day, Andrea leaves for Cabarete, and I move in his bungalow (610 DOP), smaller, with a beautiful hammock on the veranda.
I agree with a mototaxi (200 DOP) to go to Playa Rincon. The road to get there is a continuous up and down, in a truly fantastic natural scenery. Equally amazing is the beach, huge, and formed by a series of coves, some exposed to the wind, others less.
The sense of silence, peace, tranquility is similar to the one I found at Playa Limon, but the difference is that here, at the end, there is a small sheltered bay, with very calm clear water, where it is easy to swim. Here’s a little people, but nothing annoying
In the afternoon, I go back by boat, joining a small group from an organized trip, the boatman applies a discount for me (I think I gave him 100 DOP)