Caberete

I spent this past weekend with a bunch of the Fellows up in and around Caberete, on the DR's north coast. We had the immense privilege of staying in an apartment owned by one of Esperanza's major donors, a really sweet place right on the ocean. On Saturday several of us rented surfboards and tried to surf. I for one failed miserably; the waves broke so frequently that it was next to impossible for me to even paddle out far enough to catch waves. I basically just made myself really tired and inhaled a whole bunch of saltwater. Fun. It was still a really good time, though! We all went out and got pizza that night, and then enjoyed mojitos at a bar on Cabarete Beach.
On Saturday night, we went to a bar in Puerto Plata where there was a, ahem, John Mayer cover band playing. The house band that opened for them was really good, but the cover band that then played was, ummm, decidedly unremarkable. We all got really bored fairly quickly, and soon were ready to leave.
Still, only a minor disappointment in what was otherwise a very fun weekend.