Trip to Dominica Republic to pick up a 43 ft Morgan and deliver it to Tampa FL

Pictures taken by Mike Cain  --  Click on the arrows at each end of the thumbnail images        (May 22, 2007)

 

Mike's Dad garage

Mike's Dad garage

Mike and Carl at Carl's House

Andre drive to Luperon

Local carring mike on doney

Bull's eye

Morgan 43' at dock - named "DO IT"

Catamaran being painted

Crab on line

Jim in top bunk

Nice room

Motorcycles are for rent

These guys hauled out 2 motors from a power boat

the motorless power boat

Luperon Harbor

"DO IT" 's interior

"DO IT" 's interior

"DO IT" 's interior engine room

"DO IT" 's interior engine room

Power boat's engine that were under water

boat at dock

boat at dock

Haul painted

Jim and Mike on wifi

Blake, the owner, in the background

Dockside Restaurant

Andre's house, Manager and chef at Restaurant

Following Picture are our trip to Santo Domingo for parts

Over looking Luperon Bay

Over looking Luperon Bay

The Killer bees, Carl at base of mast (why?)

Lueis going up mast to spray bees

Lueis spraying and getting stung

Lueies hurrying downn after the bees were winning

Closeup of bees on Lueis while trying to get down. See then coming out of the mast

Jim running from bess, Mike took picture he was faster

oops

"DO IT" sails are ok, spinnaker on foredeck

Game - A hook on the post with a ring on a string from the ceiling. Swing ring to catch hook.

Boat Interior

Boat Interior

Jorkie behind bar had a motorcycle accident on the way home and ended up in hospital - pot holes or animals cause most accicents and deaths

In this vacant room on the box in the window are Kill Bees resting.

These egress birds flew everyday back and forth building nest. You would see one every 5 minutes or less

Carl taking a union break

Mike, we are here to drink beer asnd smell the roses

Jim, and why are we here

One of the waitresses

Louie, from Chicogo and live aboard resident

Andre, Manager, chef and good friend

Felono, maintance guy and friend

Andre throwing the ring

Vito, throwing the ring in the reverse direction. He was really good at this game. He is from Germany and live aboard

One try and bato bing

The dictionary made Mike our resident Interpreter

Filono - Take it easy, nobody move, nobody get hurt

the Nigh Guard with M-16

Carl, guard, Jim and Filono

Mike with M-16, he enjoyed too much

Guard , Mike and Carl; Carl in still in his work close because he was going back to fog the bees at night

Night shot with no flash

Sunday flea market at resturant

Mostly non locals brought different products to sell to who every. Live aboard way of making extra money for income.

Sunday night fiesta, nine piece band.

The girl to the right is an American liveaboard who played a flute with them by invitation.

Carl not thing about the bees

This guy wrote a crusing book

Locals having dinner

Mike, would you buy a used car from this guy :)