The boys and Paradise Island

Last week, Jon and Tater

 took a 2 day trip 

to "Paradise Island".

Paradise Island is located 

off the Northwest Coast

of the Dominican Republic,

 a 15 minute

boat road from the small, 

fishing village of Punta Rucia.

As you can see, Tater was armed with 

a pillow and his wooden snake, Tommy, 

and Jon also with his pillow and 

a couple of diet cokes.

I gave Jon my old camera

and with an 

"I'll hurt you if you don't take pictures"smile, 

 made him PROMISE to use it!

This is the Tortuga Hotel 

in the booming

metropolis 

of Punta Russia.  

These are the free range hogs 

roaming around

directly across from the hotel

(she says with a snicker

loving this crazy, raw country!)

This is the tour company that 

runs the tours to the island,

which is basically a big

sand bar in the middle of the ocean :)

All the tour boats waiting for passengers.

Tater enjoying the boat ride

and daddy's sunglasses :)

The sandbar . . . um -er ISLAND!

The island is surrounded by

a living reef and lots

of gorgeous fish. 

Tater did not want to leave

and enjoyed snorkeling

from the safety of his 

daddy's back.

Hello GORGEOUS!  

Somebody's meal after the tour.

Tater and our friend, Antonio,

enjoying the ocean.

This is a very typical Dominican kitchen

for a restaurant on or off the beach.

A random iguana at the tour company.

I missed my dudes but was happy

that they had a great time!