Mudslide Santiago-Puerto Plata (Navarete?)

Landslides interrupt Santiago-Puerto Plata traffic Public Works moves materials to repair route PUERTO PLATA. - The transit in the highway between Puerto Plata and Santiago provinces, specifically in Las Avispas township, was interrupted yesterday, after several landslides caused accidents and delays in the transport of merchandise from the port here to Santiago, as well as supplies for the North coast’s resorts. Read the rest of the Story: http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=9818 I believe this is the road by Navarete but not 100% sure. Moca Road looks like the best route to Santiago now! Hasta Pronto!

Sosua is REAL BUSY!

Sosua hotels post high occupancy, economy energized SOSUA.- The economy here has experienced a formidable activation during the past weeks, according to various sources related to activities in the commercial, industrial and business sectors of this city. Casa Marina Hotel, one of the largest and most important hotel centers of that region, maintains an occupancy level above 90%. Read rest of story at: http://www.dominicantoday.com

I was with a friend trying to get rooms for other people coming down to no avail! This story backs up my experience or the other way around!

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Hasta Pronto!

Bye Bye Dawn...

This morning at 5 am I took Dawn to Caribbee Tours to board a bus to the Capital and then to the Airport. Today she flies from Santo Domingo to Montana where she casts her artwork in bronze which is the finished product.

We only have one new piece coming out of the Foundry this trip. Last trip I got 4 out. We will meet in Florida to deliver a commission to a family who is now living in Florida for the winter along with their stable of horses who are going to compete in the Hunter/Jumper arena there.

While in Florida we will visit a gallery that displays/sells her work and try to possibly develope another one on the other side of the State. We also will be spending time with one of her reps that displays her work at the horse shows.

I am going to try to talk him into selling the Burro and the Paso Fino although that is not his clientel but I think he can sell these pieces because of how wonderful they are. Time will tell.

Ok folks say goodbye to Dawn in the comments. Give her some loving:)

Hasta Pronto!

Wine, Whiskey, Tour and Dinner

Last Sunday evening Dawn and I went to avocado brings home for food and drinks. We also got a tour of the Winery and Distillery which was a great treat!

This is Brian and a sculpture that I thought was great. The person that did this sculpture also did the light fixtures in my condo which were also great BUT she screwed me for 130 US dollars in the transaction.

She also screwed another person I know in the same manor. Quote one price and deliver it and install it and say it is another price. After they installed every new fixture in my home she charged me 130$ more than we had agreed upon. I loved her work and didn't want to start all over again so I paid it. She screwed me out of 130 and I guarantee because I lost her phone number on purpose she screwed herself out of 13000 dollars in Profits as I am a very large source of recommendations. At the end on my balcony she tells me "I would never screw you" and I replied "Is your husband finished installing the fixtures", she said "Yes", I said "Get the hell out of my house". That was the end of doing business with this English woman.

Stupid woman doesn't understand the big picture as many other people here also do NOT. They would rip you off for 10 dollars today even if it meant they lost 100 dollars tomorrow. Stupid and very nearsighted is all I can say.

Brian said on my blog in a comment that they were going to feed us. Hell I didn't expect a HUGE delightful dinner but that is what we got.

This is another picture of Brian being very demonstrative on their balcony of their lovely home. We sat out here for hours both before and after dinner tasting different whiskeys, brandys and wines and let me tell you that was quite a treat for me.

This is the outside of the Winery/Distillery. I got the insiders tour and man was that impressive. Not only that but the whiskey's were amazing. I had one that tasted very much like Johnny Walker Black which is a 12 year old blend that I like. His prices for the quality that you get on both the Vino and the Whiskey are amazingly LOW. Check out his blog on the upper right of this one. You will thank me for it after~!

We had a spectacular meal, fabulous wines and spirits and great company Sunday evening and I thank you for inviting us over Brian. Well done on the business! You have done it right and you will do well. Keep up the quality and your business will grow by leaps and bounds.

Hasta Pronto!

Central Bank warns foreigners against swindling Santo Domingo.- The Central B ank alerted that “unscrupulous” persons are swindling foreigners, especially Europeans, by undertaking fraudulent real estate and shared vacation plans transactions, using the official Central Bank (Bancentral) and Finance Ministry logos, as well as falsifying official signatures. “These transactions are done utilizing false real estate and legal firms, by identifying on the Internet individuals interested in selling property and shared vacation options,” according to the Central Bank. See the link below for the rest of the story! http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=9642 Be very very careful about who you do business with here in every sort of transaction. Be very careful of both Dominicans and equally so with foreigners here. Don't even smile near some of these people because your gold fillings in your teeth may go missing and you won't even know it. Watch out folks it is a bit hairy here and this is not your fathers Oldsmobile! I will get the winery/distillery post up from Sunday as soon as I get to a computer with a USB port. Maybe tomorrow. Great time and great experience. Pictures to follow! Hasta Pronto!

President Fernandez in my Family's Store

I had to post this picture again because I LOVE it! Sheesh, what is not to love. Two of the most beautiful children in the world in my arms! I went to Disnaldas school today to pay for January. I apologized up and down since I was so late but seems like everytime I had the time to go it was after they closed at 3pm. Disnalda is on the left and on the right is Gabi who is Sylvies lovely daughter. That night there was a little bit of jealousy but it all worked out in the end. I got email from my family in Atlanta today telling me that Leonel was in our shoe store on Saturday and today buying shoes. I asked if they got any pictures which they may have so I can post it here. Man this is one time I would have loved to be in the store. I would have given Leonel a piece of my mind:) Check out our website if you are a shoe person either man or woman and if you have LARGE feet you will thank me. Http://www.largefeet.com Today I made a deal on a piece of property in El Batey in Sosua. It is two lots side by side in Villas Anna Maria and one block off of Pedro Clisante which is the main street of Sosua. It is a corner lot and it was pretty quiet there which is hard to believe considering it was that close to the main street. I was given the titles and delivered them to my attorney.

This morning I ordered some business cards for Dawns Sculptures so when I am in Florida I have something to give out. The card is going to have one of Dawns Sculptures on one side and the info on the other side. It is full color and I should have a proof by tomorrow and finished cards in 5 days which is pretty cool. 50% more expensive than in the States but what the heck I will get them here.

Don't forget tomorrow is Taco Tuesday folks. Get your bells and dancing shoes on and join us there for good food, drinks and great people.

I stopped into see my friend Dori who opened the restaurant last week in Eddys Sports Bar. Sunday was his best day serving about 50 meals which is great for a business 1 week old and not even a little bit of promotion. If it was mine I would have promoted the hell out of the place but Dori wanted to get his feet wet first and iron out all the kinks first. I have had 4 different dishes there and they have all been great so what the heck is there to worry about? Go figger..

. Tomorrow I head to Puerto Plata at 10 am. I need to pick up some money from Alberto at Anoeca, my commie buddy Niko is gong to translate Russian to Spanish to make a real estate deal and another friend wanted to meet Alberto to do investing with him. Niko also wants to do some clothes shopping there and I can always go shopping. Maybe I am half woman as I like to shop:)

Hasta Pronto!

Think I am bored?

I haven't been to DisneyWorld or Land in quite a while but I think I like these mouse fans:) What did a famous person once say? "Never met a breast I didn't like"!~ LOL

This picture is very Dominican and I would expect to see this here but evidently it isn't a Dominican. Could you imagine jumping out of this BAD BOY not knowing if the freakin car is going to fall on you?

Now when I saw this I absolutely cracked up. One of my pet peeves are parents that leave their children to be parented by whomever is around. You need to take a test to drive and I truly think you should have to take a test to Procreate for heavens sake. Some people don't care how annoying their kids are to others and I always found it annoying paying a babysitter to be annoyed by other peoples BRATS in a Restaurant or movie! Watch your kids people and don't let them be a annoyance to others when you should be watching your kid!

If you have read my blog for a while you will know that I love kids a whole lot more than I like adults and I am not bitching about kids here people, I am bitching about their inconsiderate parents who should be shot more often than not.

Ok enough ranting. I am sitting in my condo which I moved back into yesterday. HORRAY!! I have a guy coming to Sosua to show me a Harley Davidson Fat Boy that is for sale. If I like it I am going to buy it! I have to get that T-shirt if I do that says, "if you can read this the Bitch fell off" What an awesome T-shirt! I will then let my hair grow and get some Tats. What do you think?

At 3-4 o'clock I am going to visit a Winery/Dystilery that was put together by Avacado Brian and his wife. One of my dreams was to own a winery but that will never happen. I had a friend in California that had one and he sent me a bunch of info and I bought a lot of books but alas, this will be plan number 9231 which didn't work out:) Plan number 823 was to buy a Harley in the States and take it to Europe and tour the continent. Sell it when I was through and buy a Mercedes to return with and sell both at big profits. Hey you never know about that one:)

Man this cracks me up. Great payback to inconsiderate parents:)

Ok, I am sitting here waiting for the Harley to show and crusing other blogs and stealing their photos for my blog. I am going to go take a shower:)

Hasta Pronto you all!