It's hard to believe that I was wearing a winter coat three days ago. The Dominican Republic has absolutely surpassed my expectations. This hotel is fabulous; the beaches are gorgeous; the weather is a dream.

Because of my 15% battery life, I'll not be able to post new pictures right now, but I have some backtracking to do anyway.

We drove down Friday to Greenwich, CT to stay with some friends, and Saturday they took us into New York City. We checked out the Museum of Natural History, ate some sushi, and then SHOPPING.

My friend Cary has the sweetest dogs I've ever met. Portuguese Water Dogs, love them. This is Bo.

African animals at the museum. Everything looked like it was about to come back to life.

By far my favorite room at the museum: Marine Animals. First thing you see when you walk in is a life-sized Blue Whale suspended from the ceiling. I know they're huge, but holy shit.

Dinosaurs! If Sam was still little and cute and set on archaeology this would have been his heaven.

Lunch: delicioso. Just what I needed after a day spent walking through the city.

Much, much more to come. Adios, friends!