Samana* Domi*nican Rep*ublic-Day 3

Baba, Mama and M took a tour to Los Haitises* National* Park* to see caves and mangroves and then continued on to Cayo* Levantado*. The bay of the park had many little limestone islets covered in greenery. The islets were sanctuaries for pelicans, a forked tailed bird that I can't remember the name of, and some lizards.

Here are Baba and M on our tour boat with the mangroves behind.

Baba and M inside one of the 2 caves we toured. The caves were large and open. Our guide said this area was once a bathtub for natives.M and Baba on the trail to the 2nd cave where we saw many ancient drawings on the cave walls.

After the tour we were dropped on *Cayo Levantado*, which was basically a beach with a little local market. John busied himself getting a massage while Mama, M and Loa Loa played on the beach. M would take Loa Loa to the water, then as soon as it touched her feet she would whip around and run back dragging Loa Loa behind her.

Even though she was not to sure about getting in the water, M did enjoy the sand!

We posed with photos with the whole family, but I don't have those yet. However, here are the 3 of us in a couple of shots. These were taken by our favorite photographer, Bozana! She was great at getting M to smile and laugh.

Of course the night would not be complete without some dancing.
This is one of my favorite pics of her dancing.

For those of you that do not recognize this move, it is affectionately called

"the A2" after M's cousin who showed her the move. Actually it is supposed to be a kick-up handstand, but M does this modified version of it. And yes, she did it in the middle of the ship's atrium.

Jenny