JUAN DOLIO BEACH

Juan Dolio Playa (beach) is about 45 minutes east of Santo Domingo, on the south coast. All beaches are public by law, but you have to find the access to them and then there are security people that keep you at the beach and not wandering into their resort. There are many resorts that have popped up over the past ten years on Juan Dolio and we like to swim in front of them. The water is clear, shallow, protected by a small reef about 100 yards out. Mom liked to snorkel here because the water was shallow enough to stand up any time you want, but had shells and lots of little fish. We even saw a ray the first time we went.

Mask and snorkel ready... dive, dive, dive!

Life Guard on duty.

 

No shell escapes mom's keen eyes.

Another shell to add to the collection.

One day we met three missionary couples at the beach. They were serious about finding shells. They brought shovels, wire screen sifters and big sacks to carry their finds home. But, mom was not interested in sand sifting, so she headed back into the water to find her shells.

It was a beautiful beach and we went there four times. The UV index was 14 so you have to make sure you get full coverage with the sun block. Once I put a thin coat on my left arm... big mistake. I had a red arm for several days. The sun even penetrates fabric, so two hours on the beach was the max.

When our two hours was up we had to leave our beautiful beach, the shells and fishes and the little thatched roof hut and find our way back down the highway, through the traffic and back through the gates of the temple to the quiet safety of our apartment to inspect the shell collection of the day

Through the tunnel to the street where we parked the car.

One final look back at the beach from the tunnel... until we come again.