The Adonia entering Amber Cove
The Adonia arrived in Amber Cove at 11:00 this morning. The overcast skies highlighted the emerald green mountains. I had not expected the beauty I beheld as the ship snuggled alongside the cement pier.
Fathom’s Adonia docked at Amber Cove, DR
There are approximately 270 people aboard the Adonia, a small and personable collection of folks. We’ve been on-board since Sunday afternoon and ready to get our land-legs moving. As we exited the ship, the Tuk-Tuks were waiting to peddle us to the entrance of Amber Cove. A great bunch of guys!
The Tuk-Tuk guys.
Once on shore, Bruce and I began to explore the area. Lots of shops that span the spectrum of souvenir to high end…as in, a diamond shop. Some great cafes and restaurants, a bus terminal where we will catch buses to our Impact Activities (the things we will do to help the people of DR) and for our extra curricular activities, like zip lining.
Bruce Wienke reclining in front of the “Amber”.
Annie showing off the “Cove”
At the bus terminal, we were greeted by a local band. Looking forward to hearing more of this cool music as the week progresses.
Local band greets Adonia’s passengers with music at the bus terminal.
We’ve only arrived, but there is no time to waste. We have our Impact Activity tickets and our Tickets to Play so we are ready to get started. Bruce and I, along with 14 of our ship mates, are going to zip-line. The weather has changed from sunshine to rain. But, that doesn’t stop us even for a moment.
Buses to different Impact Activities, such as teaching English in the schools.
The bus to the zip line.
Brave people going out to zip line in the rain!
Bus full of crazy zip-line folks.
About 30 minutes outside of Amber Cove is the Adventure Zip Line spot. There are 8 lines, the longest being about 2400 feet (length). What I didn’t know is the tallest mountain in the Caribbean is located on DR, Pico Duarte at 3,098 meters (10,164 feet). Our zip lines weren’t located on Pico Duarte, but they were still challenging.
Bruce and Mike getting ready for the first zip line.
Bruce looking out over one of the more scenic zip line stands.
There was one climb that was steep. The helpful zip line guys were kind enough to load us up on horses to make easy passage to the next line. First time I’ve been on a horse in 50 years. The name of this horse was Carta Blanca or as I called him…Giddy-Up!
Annie on Carta Blanca
Frst sun-set in DR. It’s been a great day. Tomorrow will be Impact Activity Teaching English and Extra Curricular, Power Board Snorkeling.
Sunset on Amber Cove
