Santo Domingo
27 April 2015 | Santo Domingo
We took a bus trip to the capital before we head out. We enjoyed the place and learning about history from a Spanish colonial perspective was both interesting and amusing. For example an English schoolboy hero, Sir Frances Drake, is described in apocalyptic terms as the "rapacious sea wolf and pirate" because he came in and stole all their goodies. He managed to do so killing only three people whereas the Spanish had just systematically wiped out the indigenous population of about 600,000. I guess it is all a matter of perspective. We stayed in a lovely hotel and walked the streets for a couple of days. General impressions were a delightful people, a serious trash problem and tricky pavements (that really is how I got into the bank.....).
We have a tight window to head for Puerto Rico tonight so, if the afternoon forecast does not close it completely, we will give it a go tonight. I am lashing everything down well in case we misjudge it.