Goodbye Dominica!

This man says hello to me at least 4 times a day- he is ALWAYS in a little shack by the port and he is ALWAYS playing dominioes- this was the first time that I had ever seen him away for his dominioes- no matter what the time of day. He ALWAYS managed to brighten my day and I have to say that life is a little sadder without his adoring daily hellos.

Saying goodbye to our crab friends for the last time. wa!

Our last Dominican family picture- I wish I were cuter- but it had to be included.

Saying goodbye to Bruno (the best driver on the island)

Enjoying the humidity and river for the last time.

the airport

The little puddle jumper we flew to St. Maarten on- LOVED it!

We are in the first row- and yes, that is the back of the plane- BUT this was the smothest flight.

Emmy is an angel traveller (on the planes especially) she was awake for maybe an hour total of the airplane rides.

She was not quite so amazing in the airport- she decided that she loved to fake fall, yell "oh no!" and then army crawl everywhere- not the ideal time for that discovery.

Oh, this is the pilot flying the puddle jumper (yes- I turned the flash off to not distract him) Capt. O'Brien did a great job and before we took off he turned around and yelled "ok! everybody buckled and ready? Well, ready or not~ here we go!"

Emmy's favorite thing is the horrible HUGE snake- it thankfully lives at Booky and Papa's but every time that we skyped them she had to say hello and it was literally the FIRST thing that she asked for when she walked in the house- then she had to sleep like this- for real?!

and THIS was my breakfast the next morning- again- Dominican friends I'm sorry.