I have now crossed the great Pacific Ocean stretching over
10.000 kms between Auckland and LA. It is amazing how these modern aircrafts
can whizz you across without getting your feet wet and in comfort , the extent
of which depends on where in the plane you sit!
I now have to cross the width of North America which is a huge land mass stretching over 4.000 kms between LA and New York. Then it’s off to the south following the east coast of the States and into the Caribbean.
I now have to cross the width of North America which is a huge land mass stretching over 4.000 kms between LA and New York. Then it’s off to the south following the east coast of the States and into the Caribbean.
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| Island of Hispaniola |
I will be landing in Santiago de los Caballeros which is in the north of the Dominican Republic. Both Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated on the island of Hispaniola (“Little Spain”) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and named by him. Santiago (Saint James of the Knights) is the second largest city in the Dominican Republic and was founded very early (1495) in the Spanish colonisation of the ‘Americas’. The city was destroyed on a number of occasions by earthquakes and in 1805 Haitian General Henri Christophe invaded Santo Domingo, as the country was known then, and killed hundreds of Santiago inhabitants.
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| View of Santiago |
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| Monument of the Restoration |
I will be landing in Santiago de los Caballeros which is in the north of the Dominican Republic. Both Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated on the island of Hispaniola (“Little Spain”) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and named by him. Santiago (Saint James of the Knights) is the second largest city in the Dominican Republic and was founded very early (1495) in the Spanish colonisation of the ‘Americas’. The city was destroyed on a number of occasions by earthquakes and in 1805 Haitian General Henri Christophe invaded Santo Domingo, as the country was known then, and killed hundreds of Santiago inhabitants.
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| One of the many churches in Santiago |
The Dominican Republic is far more developed than Haiti and is one of the biggest producers of tobacco and cigars worldwide. It is also known for its merengue music and dance (very close to salsa).
So as soon as I arrive in Santiago I will ride my horse into town, light a cigar, order a rhum and hit the merengue dance floor! ( photos will be withheld of course).
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