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Maureen Hula Hoop

Livin4Music — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 19:11:39 MST

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Caught in the act doing Hula Hoop

Priscilla, Stacey & Danelly

Livin4Music — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 19:10:59 MST

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Picnic on Dec 5, 2009.

Group Photo

Livin4Music — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 19:10:26 MST

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Girls hanging out at the Gazebo at the Picnic on December 5, 2009.

Anaya Dancing

Livin4Music — Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:18:21 MST

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Anaya teaching the girls how to dance lol.

Debby Caught Dancing

Livin4Music — Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:41:34 MST

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A reaction of Debby once she realizes I'm videotaping her. Priceless Lol

Ben Machado Talking

Livin4Music — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:41:57 MDT

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Ben talking on the phone saying "Atti, Atti". Translation: Daddy lol. And then he says Hi. He's so cute.

Jerk Dance

Livin4Music — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:38:12 MDT

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Adlai dancing on the street while Monique river dances in the background lol. The neighbors must have thought we all were crazy that day lol

Monique

Livin4Music — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:09:33 MDT

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Moni feeling like Cindy Lauper that day at Odalys' Getty lol

Tasha & Steph

Livin4Music — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:08:12 MDT

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Stephanie and Natasha playing football with Monique

Moni playin Football

Livin4Music — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:08:00 MDT

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Julia & Anna

Livin4Music — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:07:49 MDT

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Moni & Natasha

Livin4Music — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:06:57 MDT

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The guys

Livin4Music — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:06:03 MDT

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Guys playing football

Leo Heil

Livin4Music — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:04:52 MDT

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Leo playing basketball

Gina's Dog

Livin4Music — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:03:40 MDT

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In Steph's lap

Stephanie Galendez

Livin4Music — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:02:56 MDT

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Chillin inside the bed of Natasha's truck

Jeanette & Ben

Livin4Music — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:02:17 MDT

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My DR Painting

Livin4Music — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:22:29 MDT

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Bought this at El Mercado back in Dominican Republic. Got it framed here and it's hanging up on my wall in my room :)

Patio Video

Livin4Music — Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:30:57 MDT

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Koi Fishes

Livin4Music — Sun, 4 Oct 2009 22:15:56 MDT

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Entry Vid

Livin4Music — Sun, 4 Oct 2009 20:49:34 MDT

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Guestroom Vid

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Sea Salt Trolley

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:57:34 MDT

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All the sea salt they harvested. In the distance is my aunt Mayra Johnson who brought us here and then my cousin Freddy.

Sea Salt Trolley

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:57:15 MDT

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Dumping new Sea Salt

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:56:55 MDT

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Once they harvest all the sea salt, they carry it up and dump it over to the sides. When they first get it out of the sea, it is pink. But in time it turns white on its own and then you'll know that it is ready to ship out.

Dumping new Sea Salt

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:56:44 MDT

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Sea Salt Residue

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:56:25 MDT

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Wooden Ladder

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:56:07 MDT

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Just thought it looked so interesting. Found at the Sea Salt Mill

Sea Salt Shack

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:55:49 MDT

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This is at the very top of the mill where the trolley goes through before being dumped over the side railings. Been around for years and just thought the beat-up shack was interesting.

Sea Salt Shack

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:55:34 MDT

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Sea Salt

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:55:18 MDT

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Sea Salt Shovel

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:54:59 MDT

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As they shoveled out the salt I snapped away at the opportunity

Sea Salt Shovel

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:54:40 MDT

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As they shoveled out the salt I snapped away at the opportunity

Sea Salt Shovel

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:54:25 MDT

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As they shoveled out the salt I snapped away at the opportunity

Sea Salt Mine

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:54:10 MDT

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Railroad to Poverty

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:53:51 MDT

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Just a random railing that leads to a shack in the distance next to the salt mines.

Salt Shack

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:53:35 MDT

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Random Shack where the workers live.

Hard Labor

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:53:21 MDT

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Sea Salt Worker

Sea Salt landscape

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:53:00 MDT

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Fresh Sea Salt

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:52:48 MDT

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This is where the Sea Salt is naturally made and soon to be harvested. The water turns pink on its own and that's when you know it is ready. This stretches for miles upon miles.

Sea Salt Railings

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:52:35 MDT

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Salty Home

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:52:21 MDT

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Found next to the road right in front of the Sea Salt Mine

Gazebo

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:52:07 MDT

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On our way back to Ocoa we saw a private Gazebo I thought was very pretty with a great view.

Deforestation B&W

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:51:50 MDT

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Black and white photo of the effects of deforestation

Deforestation

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:51:37 MDT

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This all used to be a strong powerful river that we would need to cross just to get to Ocoa but in maybe 5 years or less they cut down the trees and forest and the effects were drastic. The river dried up and it was never the same again.

Pork

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:51:21 MDT

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They were preparing a feast for us as we arrived back at the beach house and this is where they cooked the pork in.

Family Dinner

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:51:02 MDT

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As a surprise when we got back, our family from Santo Domingo drove over to be with us in Ocoa and we all ate Dinner together. Ventura insisted on going to the beach house to be with us for the day even though he was not supposed to since he was ill and not doing very good. At night they all drove back home.

Our feast

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:50:40 MDT

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Amazing meal that they prepared for us.

Ocoa Beach

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:50:26 MDT

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The Johnson's Rodeo

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:50:06 MDT

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Found inside Freddy's Beach House. They got this at I think Texas.

Inside Freddy Johnson's House

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:49:51 MDT

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Inside Freddy Johnson's beach house and I guess all the beer bottles that they've drank and collected over the years lol

Dalia

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:49:35 MDT

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Chillin on a Hammock @ the beach house

Mug Collection

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:49:14 MDT

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Inside Mayra Johnson's beach house on the second floor she has a whole wall full of mugs that she has collected over the years of all the places she's been to. All around the USA, Europe, the islands, etc. Some are comical as well.

Mayra's Room

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:48:59 MDT

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Next to the mug wall is Mayra Johnson's room with some photos and collections. Apparently she's fascinated with Cuba.

Mayra's Balcony

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:48:50 MDT

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2nd Floor of Mayra Johnson's beach house has a Balcony and this is it. It's beautiful.

Our Room

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:48:28 MDT

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This is the room we slept in. And it even had AC.

Ocoa Sunset

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:48:12 MDT

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The sunset on Saturday, July 11, 2009

Sunset

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:47:52 MDT

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Sunset

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:47:37 MDT

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Beach Sunset

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:47:22 MDT

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Jonathon's Sunset

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:47:11 MDT

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Jonathon sitting on one of the boats along the beach while admiring the sunset. Saturday, July 11, 2009.

Solar Buoys

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:47:02 MDT

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@ the Beach House in Ocoa they have a tiki hut with a table and as you look up they decorated the entire ceiling of the tiki with buoys.

Ocoa's Nightlife

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:46:36 MDT

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Along with the buoys inside the tiki hut, the family attached some that can light up at night.

Buoys @ Nite

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:46:19 MDT

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Tiki Life

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:46:04 MDT

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Buoys.

Bonfire

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:45:48 MDT

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Late Saturday night they built a large bonfire at the beach.

Bonfire

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Saturday night, July 11, 2009.

Bonfire in Ocoa

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:45:40 MDT

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Bonfire on the beach

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Burning Hair

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:45:24 MDT

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Long exposure of the bonfire captured this.

Burning Hair

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:45:09 MDT

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Long exposure of the bonfire captured this.

Light of Solitude

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:44:57 MDT

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Freddy using a flashlight in the pitch black beach of Ocoa on Saturday night

Sunday Morning

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:44:55 MDT

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Sunday morning we woke up and went to the beach after breakfast.

Beautiful Day For a Boat Ride

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:44:44 MDT

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This is the boat they owned and took us out on.

Ocoa's Beach House

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:44:26 MDT

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The Beach House.

Sunny on a Sunday

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:44:07 MDT

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The clouds and storms moved out and it was a bright and beautiful day on Sunday. Too bad it was our last day in Ocoa.

Ocoa Beach

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:43:51 MDT

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Ocoa Beach

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Ocoa Mountains

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:43:22 MDT

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Inside the Tiki Deck and as you look out you can see Mountains all around you.

Freddy = Our Tour Guide

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:43:04 MDT

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My cousin Freddy took us out on a boat ride along the coast. He was our tour guide for the majority of our trip and helped show us around the island.

Smile, you're on camera.

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:42:50 MDT

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Sunday, July 12, 2009.

Admiring the View

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:42:37 MDT

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Waves

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:42:26 MDT

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Boat Waves

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:42:11 MDT

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Uncle Johnny

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:41:52 MDT

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No, he didn't fall off the boat lol.

Family Portrait

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:41:44 MDT

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Jonathon

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:41:31 MDT

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Driving Lessons

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:41:23 MDT

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Freddy teaching Jonathon how to drive the boat.

Jonathon Driving

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:41:10 MDT

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Jonathon driving the boat for the first time. He did pretty good actually.

Jonathon Driving

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:40:55 MDT

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Driving all by himself.

Family Boatride

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:40:44 MDT

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Muguett

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:40:32 MDT

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My mom enjoying the boat ride.

Cousins

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:40:22 MDT

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Ocoa Houses

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:40:07 MDT

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Some of the extravagant houses found along the beach in Ocoa

Ocoa Houses

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:39:50 MDT

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More extravagant houses along the beach of Ocoa.

Red Castle

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:39:30 MDT

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A beautiful red mansion found along the beach of Ocoa that we all fell in love with.

Ocoa's Castle

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:39:12 MDT

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Absolutely gorgeous mansion built by the beach in Ocoa. I fell in love with the place.

Red Castle [closeup]

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:38:53 MDT

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How is this place not a castle? It even has a tower and everything lol. I wish I could have visited this place. It was beautiful as we drove by it in the boat.

Shack of Solitude

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:38:26 MDT

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This house was in the middle of no where on top of the mountain.

Johnson's Boat

Livin4Music — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:38:10 MDT

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This is the boat they took us out on for about an hour.