A bird's eye view of the Samana Peninsula, with the red line showing the approximate path from Casa Calliope and las Galeras across the mountains to the beach at el Valle.
The town of las Galeras
An aerial view of el Valle
Riding the "quad" on a clear section of path into the mountain
A view of Bacardi Island
Local schoolkids in a mountain settlement take a break from school
Rooster in the road...
Part of the local supply train...
A calm day in the surf at el Valle
Looking southwest along the beach to the mouth of the Rio San Juan, a delightful freshwater river cascading from the mountains
Looking northeast towards the tip of El
One of the beach huts where delicious food is available
Local sculpture <
A stand of bamboo on the path into the jungle on the way out of el Valle
The Rio San Juan and the Lulu Falls - an awesome spot for a cool and refreshing dip.
The falls....
More of the falls....
Two local mermaids ...
The mermaids can't believe how nice it feels to float in the fresh water....
The jungle path back to the road.
The falls, on the way home.
A hand of bananas just off the path...