We got into the cable car and it brought us up to the top of the mountain. It was absolutely breathtaking, because we could see a lot of the northern part of the Dominican Republic.
It was partly cloudy, so the whole mountain peak was covered in a mountain. Although it was kind of a bummer we couldn't see the view from the top, the cable car gave us a great view. Plus it was cool to walk around a cloud.
At the very tip there's this statue of Jesus.
The mountain had all kinds of trees and gardens around it, so we went on a mini hike through the forest.
This is a building with the Dominican flag on it. I thought it was cool.
After that, we went to the amber museum. They had hundreds of pieces of amber with bugs and leaves and other things inside of them. This dinosaur has amber teeth and amber eyes.A lizard inside the amber
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After that we saw a guy making cigars, and he let us make them.
Lastly we went to an old fort. It was right by the beach and it was windy and beautiful. We hung out there for a while because it was so peaceful.
By the fort they were selling coconuts. I'm always amazed by people who have machetes.
It was such a great excursion! We got to do so much in just one afternoon. I was supposed to go surfing tomorrow, but a couple of guys in my program got into a motorcycle accident last night and now there aren't enough people going. The poor boys are devastated and hurt. I probably won't go surfing on Saturday, but I am for sure going to learn how to before I leave!
Your posts are wonderful! What an experience.... Keep writing!!!! xoox Mama
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