We arrived from Miami and Cameron was ready for us. Here we are loading up his mean machine, a four wheel drive, diesel Toyota minivan nicknamed "Ron Burgundy." Ron is a trusty and tough little fella. And because he looks so similar to the local taxis ("guah-guah's"), we get hailed by pedestrians on the side of the road:
While Jesse has his own place in Cabarete, Cameron was nice enough to invite us all to stay at his place, which is an incredible apartment on the beach. It reminds me of Bill's Mexican hacienda at the end of "Kill Bill"
The deck, the lawn, the beach:
Some Presidentes to welcome us to the DR:
Cameron is a professional kiter. There are a few large format photos in the house that are incredible. Here he is in Indonesia:
And another, but I forget the location:
Cameron has a serious collection of water toys:
Two fellow pro kiters are also staying with us at Cameron's. Jake and Andre are super cool guys from Antigua. Jesse actually recognized Andre in the Miami airport and asked if he was heading to Cabarete, and Andre said yeah, and that he was also staying with Cameron. Andre is one of the top kiters in the world and is very humble and down to earth. It has been a lot of fun living with this crew for the past few days. They are here for a full month.
Here's Jake (left) and Andre (right), enjoying the delicious Mexican food at Gordito's which is just a 5 minute walk from Cameron's:
Walking up the beach, we saw this game of beach baseball going:
Jesse knows this local fisherman. Today he had fresh lobster. We are trying to get some conch or grouper or tuna, so we keep checking with him each day for the morning catch:
After our morning surf sessions we make egg tacos (of course):
Cameron has an eclectic cast of friends. They are all really nice and fun to hang with. Here is Jesse with "Kissy" a London DJ who is in Cabarete for a week taking time off from his US tour. We had some colorful conversation with him:
Poker night at Cameron's. 500 peso buy-in, or about US$12.50:
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