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Welcome to the Photo Gallery for Laurel Eastman Kiteboarding...sit back, relax and enjoy the images of kite paradise...
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Shay's waves in Fiji
Shay spent a few weeks in Fiji charging some seriously heavy swell this June... |
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Poolside Fashion
Young Hagar from Israel showing off the latest in poolside fashion with her cool LEK team lycra! |
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Ollie - we like to get them young!
Young Oliver, showing off the latest in kite safety fashion, just can't wait until he is old enough to go kiting with his Dad! |
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Rob, Francis and Laurel
Rob came over from Southern California to get ready for his Venezuela trip on the Discovery - Offshore Odysseys the BEST boat....cruising the world searching for wind...thanks to Francis he is rocking! |
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James and Connor
James from England with his student Connor enjoying a great summer day. |
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Connor Kiting!
People sometimes ask me - "Does it take a lot of big muscles to kiteboard?" - and that's when I think of riders like young Connor from Northern California...if he can do it, you can do it! |
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Laurel, Jose, and Luiz
One the the great things about LEK is the international kite community we create...Laurel from California together with Luiz (Brazil), and Jose (Dom Rep) who live in Paris! |
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All in the family
Working on getting Dad kiting....maybe next summer! |
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Peter Pan's raincoat
Peter Pan never loved the rain...that is until his buddy Jim Guyton (a great kiter from Texas) hooked him up with this awesome raincoat!! Thanks Jim! |
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Beach Cleaning Crew
Cabarete's local kite schools get together to help clean the beach - protecting the environment and making the beach safer for kiting - Thanks Guys!! |
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Andrea and Javiercito
Local hero Andrea from Serenade (she really loves her new 9m Rastaroo!!) and her Assistant Instructor Javiercito - happy after another successful day on the water... |
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Team LEK
Julia, James, Markus, Nathan, and of course our hero Peter Pan enjoying an after kiting sunset glow... |
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Summer Team enjoying dinner
LEK's summer instructors chilling out at the beach in Cabarete with Champion kiteboarder and Best team rider Kristin Boese... |
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Non-stop Hot Dog
LEK's big boss Peter Pan cruises Tel Aviv looking for non-stop Hot Dog action |
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Kite Crew
Toby from Kiteforum.com and his lovely long time girlfriend visit LEK together with Kristin Boese..... |
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Girls Go Downwind!
The rider participants in the All Girls Downwind ride in honor of Silke Gorldt - and what a crew it was! Great pic by Hege Holt.... |
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Laurel and Kristin go kite
Laurel - very happy to go riding in front of LEK with friend, team-mate and fellow competitor Kristin Boese (who just so happens to be a two time World Champ!) - thank you Hege Holt for the pic! |
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Dominican Sunset
Some of the best sunsets on earth occur in our little paradise! |
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Kian's Visit
Kian from Best paid a too quick visit to LEK - just enough time to fall in love with Peter Pan... |
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Laurel showing off
Laurel Eastman - LEK team leader - showing off for the camera! |
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Acrobatic Massage
Doug Pouliot & his lovely wife Magdalena Fosse visited LEK and shared their passion of acrobatic massage with our team! What a great no-wind activity! |
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Painting the new office
No wind activities at Lek. The team uses the time for painting the office. Loud music, lotīs of fun and some sweat |
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New Membership
Gabriel, the new membership in LEK. He is the sun of our instructor Javier. |
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Missing Peter Pan
The LEK-TEAM will be happy when the real boss is back |
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Waroo
choose one of the new Waroos and enjoy a perfect day |
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high jump
Francis flying over Cabarete |
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Blue Bar
Birthday party of Paul in Blue Bar |
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Peter Pan sunbathing
The famous Peter Pan relaxing by the pool... |
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LEK girls chilling out
General Manager Silke and Martina (summer 2005 sales staff) enjoy a relaxing afternoon at LEK... |
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Silke and Gabi Relaxing
Silke from LEK and Gabi the marketing director of Hotel Caracol enjoy a lovely lunch break with the LEK team. |
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Laurel and Shay
Laurel and Shay enjoying a fun moment learning waterstarting...thanks to Eric from IKO for the photo! |
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One Small Step
"A small step for man...A giant leap for Chihuahua-kind" |
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View from Marabu
The best view in Cabarete, from LEK's neighbor, Marabu....all inside the gorgeous Hotel Caracol Beach Club.... |
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The Moose is loose!
Miguel "the Moose" is Loose at the LEK staff Christmas Dinner.... |
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New Kites!
Laurel and Kim from Best are SO HAPPY with their new 2006 Yarga Pro kites! Come to LEK and they will let you test them for yourself! |
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Tarifa Kiters Jose and Nacho visit LEK
Wavemaster winner from 2005 Jose Luengo and Nacho Yuste from Tarifa Kite Obsession visit LEK Cabarete... |
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Peter Pan and Eric from IKO
Eric from the IKO helping Peter Pan finish his level one snowkite instructor exam! |
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Pet Fish
Laurel and Karine show off the new LEK pet fish....yummy! |
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LEK family and friends
The team modeling the new gorgeous LEK fashions on the beach... |
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Kayaking in the Kids Camp
Xenia training hard for the new kayak session! |
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Kids enjoying the kids camp!
Juan and the kids having fun in the kiddie pool at the Hotel Caracol Beach Club.... |
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Peter Pan and the Kids
Peter Pan enjoying a nice moment with Jacob and Louella from England... |
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Laurel and Actress Charlotte Avery
Laurel and British superstar Charlotte Avery enjoying a lovely informal interview in the garden at Hotel Caracol. |
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Hot Momma
Taylor (mom of Renic) shows off her multi-tasking talents... |
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Peter Pan shows his true feelings
Javier, Miguel, Silke, Laurel and Juan happy at work enjoying our new bench while Peter Pan shows his true feelings about life at the LEK kite school... |
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Going for a walk
Renic and Peter Pan sharing some special time on a walk together... |
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Vlad and Steph
Vlad and Stephanie, warming up for a big night out at the Blue Bar, coveting their exclusive, famous, Blue Bar (the sickest street bar) trucker hats.... |
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Renic - the future of kiteboarding
Here you can see the future of kiteboarding....Renic was training with the LEK team for 3 weeks, mostly sweeping and walking Peter Pan....next year, the he will be kiting the reef!! |
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MC and Peter Pan
Peter Pan enjoying his favorite past-time, snuggling..... |
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LEK team Pasola Race
Guido, Manuel, Riccardo, Yoann, Miguel, Ika and Itzick....boys will be boys....and if they have motos, they will race them....i wonder who was the winner?? |
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Happy LEK Kite Girls
Taylor, a long time friend of LEK and snowkiter from Colorado with MC and Stephanie from Quebec enjoying some apres kite drinks at Lax. |
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Paintball with the Dominican Project
Who is up for a game of paintball? Wakeboarding and romantic picnics also available thanks to Robbie from the Dominican Project - www.dominicanproject.com
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Robbie and his Wing Men
LEK Instructors Vlad, Robbie, and Ika chilling out on the deck, waiting for the wind to kick in... |
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Hege with her boards
No room for hitch-hikers |
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End of the Rainbow
Andres Cruz, LEK instructor from Mexico, finds out what it feels like to be inside a rainbow...
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Sunset at Castle Club
A gorgeous sunset and thank you Clinton for the fantastic photo...make sure to visit Doug and Margaurite at the CASTLE CLUB when you come to Cabarete... |
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Dinner at Zach's
Zach cooked an incredible Mexican feast for the LEK team and friends....tequila included! Thanks Zach! |
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Stacey, Laurel, and Zach
Stacey Fonas from BEST Kiteboarding and Zachariah Rath show off their creative and festive "Crazy Hat's" after the LEK Crazy Hat Party!...thanks again Kevin Seaman for the awesome photo! |
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Laurel, Nik, and Zander
Just when we thought that Nik could not get cuter...
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Miguel and Crystal
LEK's own Miguelito and his happy student Crystal from California, stoked after an awesome kiting session in Cabarete...photo by Kevin Seaman from LIFEWAVE! |
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Riccardo loving the PKRA
LEK instructor Riccardo from Columbia soaking up fun and sun at the 2005 PKRA World Cup - thanks to Kevin Seaman www.thewinningmindset.com for the photo! |
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Downtime
Enjoying some quiet reading in the hammock chair and LEK...thank you to Wilbert Ulaen for the lovely photo! |
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LEK and friends visit the Dominican Forest
Our old neighbor, Chavo, has moved his amazing BBQ chicken from the beach to his house in the National Park, just minutes from Cabarete. Join the LEK team every week in a fantastic typical experience of Dominican life! |
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Chavo's daughter
Future heartbreaker! But be careful, she is feisty! |
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Brian and Guido
Australian bonding at the Blue Bar! |
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Cabarete Sunset
Another beautiful end to a perfect day of kiting....life is good....thanks Clinton for this gorgeous photo! |
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Laurel, Skylar, and Pamela
Happy family, friendly neighbors....life is good at LEK! |
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Chris Meloni and LEK
Law and Order actor Chris Meloni joins the LEK team for some kiteboarding lessons.... |
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Boys of Summer
Some of the LEK instructors, Summer 2005 |
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New Puppy Friend of LEK
Too Cute! |
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Tim and Jessica
Tim and Jessica, kiters from New York and friends of LEK enjoying a romantic apres kiting fiesta at the Blue Moon....thanks to Jacqueline for the photos! |
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LEK Friends March 05
Check out the smiling happy faces of the kiters! We had a magical group together this March down here in Cabarete, a lot of fun - thanks guys and hope to see you again! xo Laurel |
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Leda and Vladi
Say hello to Leda, another happy friend of LEK and Vladi, one of the many local Dominican boys who are part of the friendly and helpful LEK family! |
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LEK team photoshoot
Check out the LEK team, smiling for the camera! Thanks Jerry for the photos!!
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Jerry Raine
Jerry visited the LEK team for some kiting at the beginning of 2005....despite some low wind moments he still had enough fun to send us these photos! Thanks Jerry and see you this summer, we hope! |
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BBQ at lek
The Chefs; AG and Noemi. |
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View from LEK
The wind is here...it's nice to be in Cabarete! |
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Alex the Original "Bachelor"
LEK instructors got Alex, the original Bachelor from the riviting reality TV program "THE BACHELOR" hooked on kiteboarding....here he is with the girls of LEK. |
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Lilo our model
LEK team rider Lilo on a fashion magazine photo shoot from New York City...he is available for hire! |
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Zander's kite lesson
Zander (7 years old) started his kiteboarding adventure here at LEK with Miguel and Laurel last week! Soon to be seen ripping up downwinders with his Mom and Auntie Laurel! |
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Kite kids!
Zander (age 7), Elle (age 5) and Nik (age 3) enjoy a week of kiting, surfing and fun! |
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Cool and the gang
Lek chillin at "la officina de Miguel", Miguel has everything in there. I think I saw him pull a chicken out of there once... |
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The futures so bright...you gotta wear shades
Alex and Sasha with their shiny new shades. |
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Wepa
Wepa is looking a bit wet!! |
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Papagallo Paradise
Who says the DR is crowded for kiteboarding?? You just have to know where to go! |
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Who doesn't feel this way about bladder repair??
Head equipment repair man Miguel shows the world how he really feels about holes in bladders! |
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LEK loves windsurfers!
Windsurfers are more than welcome here at LEK, we love having them around, esp. when they are dressed as cool as our friend Hans! |
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LEK Web Cafe
LEK is really on line! Laurent and Itzick love the free web access, and we loving having them hanging around more....stay tuned for the webcam, so I can spy on you all when I am gone!! |
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Jose from Tropicoco and friends
Jose is our neighbor, his place, Tropicoco has the most awesome Saturday night all you can eat buffet and Thursday Thai Night....Make sure to order also a special coffee....and meet Jose on the reef in the day! |
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Stacey and Imeen
The ONLY good thing about Stacey being off the water while she rehabs her knee is that we see so much more of her these days! Here she is in the office with our friend Imeen (dont be jealous, Sylvain!!) |
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New LEK coach
LEK is very happy to welcome our new instructor (and old friend) Julian Kidd to the team! He is a great coach with tons of experience and well, a pretty awesome kiteboarder! Make sure to book your advanced lesson with him and get the most out of your time here in Cabarete... |
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Winter 04 Crew
You guys are the best, we love you!! |
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Elite Kiteboarding Chicks
Shelly and friend, happy guests from Elite Kiteboarding Charters... |
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Future Kite Champion
The future of kiting! This baby already has a great grip for holding onto the kite bar! |
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Josh and Lilo Chilling
Josh and Lilo are two faces you can for sure look forward to seeing here at LEK, they are part of the full time team and thank goodness cause they are super fun and friendly! |
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Laurel showing off her Seaspecs
These glasses save our eyes from spray and sun...made by soul surfer Richard, they work a charm to protect us from the elements! |
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Charlies Angels
These kite girls will kick your ass! |
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Handle Pass Anyone?
Trying out handle passes on the LEK kite simulator bar is a favorite pastime at the club as this mysterious Arabian kiteboarder reaching for the bar demonstrates... |
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Waterfall
TLC advises: "Don't go chasing waterfalls"...no need here at LEK, we have one in our backyard! |
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Dominican Carpentry
I wanted lockers for backpacks...poor Roger had to take apart an old kite rack and a notice board (made by Dominicans = totally crooked and screwy) and put it back together...all because I wanted to recycle! |
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Kite Doctor is in the House
We are SO lucky to have Hernan right next-door to fix our kites (like this white one hanging up and ready to get sewn) |
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Udo checking Q's pulse
Don't worry Udo, Q's not dead, just sleeping like the baby she is! |
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The World is a Safer Place
Thanks to Laurel for putting the rules together and for Angel for painting them...the No Speedo was a request from the staff...we think that since we are a kite club, we can rent out board shorts just as they rent out sports coats at a country club! (Sylvain is devastated!) |
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Swiss Kite Team
LEK is the Cabarete meeting place for Swiss kiteboarders, fondue included! (Bring chocolate and cheese please!!) |
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LEK coffe bar
The LEK team is well fed on water and caffine to get them ready for a good day of kiting! |
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Watching the Wind Fill In
Boards poised and ready, the LEK team is quietly watching the wind fill in out on the bay... |
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The Beautiful Beach Club Pool
What a gorgeous pool! |
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LEK Kite Boys
Laurent, Angel, and Roldolphe having fun while waiting for the wind to kick in... |
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I love these flowers!
These flowers remind me so much of growing up in California...and trimming them in New Zealand, they grow so fast!! |
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Supermarket - Dominican Style
One of the coolest things here in the DR is that you can buy fresh, fresh produce out of the back of trucks! They have a portable scale to weigh it right there, and away you go! |
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Snuggle with Q
I just can not resist this puppy! |
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Simone - pondering her next kite session
A huge thank you to Simone (www.webcan.ch) for her photos here on our website...we miss you Simone! Come back and visit again soon! |
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LEK Artisian Guild
Resident artist Angel and resident comedian Lilo hard at work paiting a lovely night beach scene on the back of the new beach safety rules board. |
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LEK News
Some people read the newspaper...here at LEK we cut straight to the heart of what is important: What will the wind be like, and where is the party tonight! |
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