Pictures of the inside of the New Gym

This is the inside of the new Gym opening up next month in Sosua! This is only the first level and there is a second level that they are working on now! This is what a gym looks like when all the parts are being assembled! I remember how much work it was putting together the pieces I had in my home gym! I had a stairmaster and a recumbant bike that was professional equipment and had great graphics! They will also have 3 stores in front where you can but clothes-weight belts-sneakers etc-a health food store selling stuff to help you bulk up I guess and another store which I forgot what it was! This place is going to be AIR CONDITIONED and have a sauna which is going to be nice! They are also going to have TV's and different other things to keep your attention! I know it look a mess and it surely is right now but they swear that they will be open for business on the 1st of September! I hope so because now that I have the time I am going to join and get my fat ass back into shape and become the leaner fitter fighting machine I was before! The Name of the gym is D'Lois Gym and this is one of the managers who was very friendly and helpful and answered all the questions I had to ask! I will probably be one of the founding members of this place! Man I have been threatening to join a gym after closing the restaurant and now I am going to do it!

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Great way to get Started in the Morning!

Well when I got out of my bedroom after a shower this morning and on my way to start my day I came out into my living room to see my favorite 10 year old little girl on my sofa! This is Disnalda who I have had the pleasure of knowing for many years! I put her in a English/Spanish Private School "Garden Kids" for 3 years! She now speaks a bit of English and is still the sweetest little girl in all of the Dominican Republic! What a super treat to start off my day seeing her! An absolute pleasure always!! The first picture she was trapped! I came back in the house after leaving camera in hand and grabbed off the first shot while she was trying not to get her picture taken:) This second shot she knew it wasn't worth the fight and this is one bright little girl! She picks the battles she is going to win:)

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Pictures from my Finca Today!

Ok guys here you have a Cherry tree! Been picking them and making fresh squeezed juice lately from my two cherry trees! There isn't many ready now because they have already been picked! These different plants are growing out of a Rotted stump and looks lovely! I took a woman up to the Finca today to show it off and man was she impressed! When I take someone up there you don't even get to see 1/3 of what I have planted because you have to walk through a jungle to see everything that is there! Today I walked through another property I have in town and found many fruit and flowering trees! Someone must have planted all this stuff there at some point! This was the first time I walked the entire property line of this property and it is only a little more than 1/4 acre! I walked it with a Machete chopping away little sapplings as I went and cleared a bit! I was truly exhausted after about an hour on the property! I don't know how these Haitian workers do this all day long and live to tell about it! This next picture is of a GUESS WHAT? Of course it is a pineapple silly! Thats how they grow! That sucker will make a half pitcher of freshly squeezed juice in the next few weeks! Can't wait to eat some of it! Last one from this plant I brought in to the restaurant and served it to a few of my friends that were there for dinner one night! Herbert-Edd-Dawn to name just a few enjoyed it and it was sweet as you can possibly imagine! Great stuff fresh from the garden! Of course the last picture is my extended family:) Goats and now sheep are mowing my lawn which takes up the center of the finca! To the right are two more goats that you don't see! One of the ones you don't see is pregnant! I love babies whether kids-goats or sheep! Can't wait to see these bad boys when they come out of the oven! If she has females I am going to keep them! If she has males I am going to sell them! Just so you know-Goats are more fun than the sheep are! These sheep are so scared of people they would almost rather eat one of their legs off than to be touched! My goats while they don't encourage you to pet them they don't shy away from you if you do! I think next time around I will try some cows just to see how they are!

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When I lived in the states I raised a pig and that was a fun experience for sure! My pet pig was a real friendly gal! Problem was that she was so big and liked hanging out with people! I also raised and trained German Shepherds at the time but when I was showing people my attack trained dogs in their kennels the pig would run over to hang out! Problem was the people tried to climb into the kennels with the Shepherds rather than have to face a 450 pound pig running at them even though I was trying to tell them the pig is friendly:)

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Well that's about all for now folks! I have more to post but not in this bit!

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New Homes ProjectI am involved with in Cabrera Dominican Republic!

This picture is looking at the back of a big 5100 Sq Ft home I am involved with in Cabrera! This home has 4 large bedrooms with in suite baths-Huge Office with Private Entrance-Huge Great Room with a lot of volume because of vaulted ceilings that add up to two floors in the center! There is a Huge Lap pool with a bump out at the end so people can enjoy the pool as others are swimming laps-Ends as infinity pool where the water flows over the end looking like it is dropping into the Atlantic Ocean! Lovely landscaping through out with NO expense spared to make this a truly lovely Estate! This picture is taken from the cliff and if I back up and climb over a 3 ft wall I would go down a few hundred feet!:) The next home below is also in the same project! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\ Hasta Pronto!

Project in Cabrera Dominican Republic I am involved with!

This nice looking home you are looking at is about 4200 Sq Ft This home is professionally landscaped with no expense spared! ----------------- Stone wall surrounds the house and it is up to 8 ft high in the rear so you have privacy in the back yard! The house has outstanding ocean views-3Bedrooms-3Full Baths-Utility room-Laundry Room-2Covered Car ports and tremendous front/back/2nd Floor terraces! Almost forgot to mention there is a nice size office upstairs on the 2nd floor with the Master Bedroom and a huge Walk in Closet in the Master! All Wood Doors and Kitchen Cabinets! All bedrooms have Split A/C units-back yard has a lovely pool and the project is gated for your security! This project sits on top of a cliff overlooking Cabrera and the Atlantic Ocean and you can see forever! ---------- Price on this lovely home is just 370K US dollars! Tiling the pool this month and can be lived in with in 3 weeks! Close to many beaches and the nicest golf course in the Caribbean-Robert Trent Jones Designed with 12 holes directly on the Ocean-Playa Grande!

The Town of Cabrera is a middle class calm community with the predominent Toursism being High End Villa Rentals where people rent mansions for as much as 30k for a week or MORE! Plenty of room around the big beautiful pool which is going to be tiled real Soon! IF you would like to see this lovely home send me an email and we can take a ride up! This is the second home just about finished here and for sale and I may just take one myself after the other one sells! I love this place! This is a view from the roof of another home which is a Ranch Style with High Cathedral Ceilings taken on telephoto from the highest point so you can see the privacy you will have!

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