December 8, 2024
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Casa Del Campo
We got diverted from Punta Cana to the sleep marina of Casa Del Campo, due to high winds and waves. We had to tender in and there was very little to see or do in the upscale marina. I walked the area with Scott - stopping at grocery and hardware stores. Alot of shops were high end and only a few were open. Basically, treated this stop as another SEA DAY with a nice tender ride & walk mid-day.
We met up with the Ship in Timor Leste or East Timor, one of the youngest countries in the World . This sovereign state just gained their independence on May 20, 2002 from prior Portuguese rule (1515 until 1975) and Indonesian occupation (1975 until 1999). The Ship was anchored off the coastal town of Dili, the capital city with a population of roughly 1.4 million.
I know people laugh when I say we took a vacation from the Ship , they view this whole amazing voyage as a vacation! But the reality is the Ship is my home now, and almost everybody loves a vacation away from home, to unwind and recharge! So my life on the Odyssey, is not that different. I really appreciated my two weeks away at Eco Cove Resort , on Yeben Island in Raja Ampat, Indonesia !
I got to do 14 dives and 5 snorkel trips over our two weeks at Eco Cove Resort. I feel much more confident and comfortable diving, practice does truly help! Eco has these t-shirts that list all their Resort excursions - we made a nice dent in all of them and it's hard to pick a favorite!