On March 27, we headed into town to look around and have lunch with Masade and Fortitude. On shore, we met one of the people off Raven. She was gracious enough to give us the scoop on town and show us where the local ATM was. After lunch, we headed back to the boat. When we got to the dinghy dock, we discovered that the boat had dragged back a bit due to the soft mud we were anchoring in. We rushed out to the boat and promptly dropped two more anchors to ensure we would hold through the rest of the high winds. After the wind died down, and we were comfortable with how we were sitting, we headed over to Masade for cocktails. It was a fun evening. On March 28, we hauled our anchors up, then reset one with more scope. We decided to stay aboard the boat to make sure that we wouldn't drag again. The boat rode the winds well, and we stayed put. After we finished reanchoring, we noticed a few more boats coming in. Kokopelli, Pamela, Sojourner and Dawn Treader arrived from Luperon. That evening, Masade and Fortitude came over for cocktails on Nightwinds. On March 29, we each took a pair of shorts to the local tailor to have duplicates made of them. The tailor charged 200 pesos per pair of shorts, or roughly $12.50, including the material. Mike and I headed back to the boat while Sandra stayed in town to look around. She wanted to buy a carnival mask like the ones we saw in Santiago. She found several as well as some very nice jewelry. After the winds died down, we headed back into town to take a 'rickshaw' tour of Samana. On the way, we were going to drop Jan from Sojourner off at the bakery. It became complicated explaining until Mike stepped in. He explained that we only wanted 6 people to the bakery then there would only be five of us touring. The driver looked at him and said, "Oh, 6 people to Panderia and then 5 people on Looky-Looky!" The price was 200 pesos for an hour. We all piled in and headed for the bakery. Somehow, we wound up heading to the water falls that were about 3 miles out of town. Mike and I were facing backward so we could see all the traffic coming up on us. This is not a position for the faint of heart, let me tell you! We watched everything passing us because the poor little motor cycle was over loaded! The falls themselves aren't bad, and we enjoyed seeing them. However, the trip back into town was interesting. Half way up the big hill, the rickshaw pulls over and Mike and I are asked to get out and wait while he takes to rest of the folks up the hill. The little guy takes off and returns about 10 minutes later to pick us up in the empty rickshaw. He drops us off at the very top of the hill, and returns to the scenic overlook to pick up Sandra, Sue and Leon! Finally with everyone back aboard, it was a downhill trip back to Samana. We stopped for dinner at the little pizza place, where we ran into Jane and Brian from Fleet Wing. We met them in Luperon; they had come touring by land to Samana. After dinner, we headed back to the boat for a rousing evening of Skipbo. On March 30, we decided to take it easy. We stayed on the boat and had a relaxing day. In the evening, we headed over to Fortitude for drinks. On March 31, we picked up our shorts. They fit great! The only problem with mine was the Dominican Republic does not have elastic! Sandra wanted to wander around again so Mike dropped her off at the dinghy dock, then returned to the boat to track down an air conditioning problem we are having. On his way back, Mike discovered that he could plane in Spot! The 5 HP motor is finally broken in. Unfortunately, it still doesn't plane with two people, as Mike found out when he picked Sandra up from the dinghy dock. We spent the rest of the day marveling at the scene that Samana presents. Mike says that it is reminiscent of a Mediterranean town with the way it is built into the side of a mountain. Whatever the case, it is beautiful.