Much earlier today I motored from Higuey to Otra Banda to Miches to Sabana de la mer to Hato Mayor to El Seibo and back to Higuey , a round trip crossing the low mountain range , Cordillera Oriental two times.
I will write the account in two parts . ............The mountain range in the east runs broadly east to west and has two or three folds and on occasions runs north and south .
Between the mountain range and the Samana Bay , the people are impoverished with 60 to 70 % living below the poverty line andjust over 10% finishing their high school . Gustavo Cisneros , now a Dominican ,is pouring millions into an ecologically friendly resort just out side of Miches which should give the area a boost. The residents of Sabana de la Mer,,yes they use the feminine , have been complaining for years that they are cut off from the rest of the country during rainy weather because of the state of the roads . On the other side of the mountain range , the towns of Otra Banda, El Seibo and Higuey are prosperous and there is more prosperous rural industries .
There have been no accurate accounts of the roads I used for many years so I undertook this trip with some trepidation.
Without going into minute detail , I can report that the roads on the other side of the mountain range to Samana Bay are in very good to good condition and the scenery is very beautiful , very rustic and peaceful and it is relatively easy driving .
The road from Macua beach to Miches has been totally finished and is in perfect condition. At no stage can you see the Bay until you actually reach Miches and the scenery tends to be somewhat monotoneous , but not as bad as the Coral Highway .The problem is that Miches is really a very run down town , the park near the ocean is fenced off for repairs and there is nothing to do . For real adventure you can take the road from Miches over the mountain range to El Seibo , but not a night , as it is winds around and the guaguas go way to fast ..not for me
I will write the account in two parts . ............The mountain range in the east runs broadly east to west and has two or three folds and on occasions runs north and south .
Between the mountain range and the Samana Bay , the people are impoverished with 60 to 70 % living below the poverty line andjust over 10% finishing their high school . Gustavo Cisneros , now a Dominican ,is pouring millions into an ecologically friendly resort just out side of Miches which should give the area a boost. The residents of Sabana de la Mer,,yes they use the feminine , have been complaining for years that they are cut off from the rest of the country during rainy weather because of the state of the roads . On the other side of the mountain range , the towns of Otra Banda, El Seibo and Higuey are prosperous and there is more prosperous rural industries .
There have been no accurate accounts of the roads I used for many years so I undertook this trip with some trepidation.
Without going into minute detail , I can report that the roads on the other side of the mountain range to Samana Bay are in very good to good condition and the scenery is very beautiful , very rustic and peaceful and it is relatively easy driving .
The road from Macua beach to Miches has been totally finished and is in perfect condition. At no stage can you see the Bay until you actually reach Miches and the scenery tends to be somewhat monotoneous , but not as bad as the Coral Highway .The problem is that Miches is really a very run down town , the park near the ocean is fenced off for repairs and there is nothing to do . For real adventure you can take the road from Miches over the mountain range to El Seibo , but not a night , as it is winds around and the guaguas go way to fast ..not for me