Dominican Republic Anchorages

We had two anchorages off of the north coast of the D.R. before we set sail for Puerto Rico.
The beauty of the last location, Escondido, will forever linger in our memories. Here the mountains drop straight into the ocean. The anchorage is at the end of a narrow inlet between the mountains which ends in a palm lined crescent sand beach.
We were late arriving to Escondido (quite dark) and it was raining (clouds laying on the mountains) very heavily.
Uncertain of what rocks may lay beneath the surface, as we were tucking in between the mountains quite close, we dropped anchor in 40 feet of water and let out all 200 feet of chain.
In the morning we were struck by the breath-taking beauty of our surroundings.
Three fishermen, each rowing his own canoe shapped boat through the surf, called out a cheery "ola" as they passed.
We can't wait to get back to the D.R. one day to fully explore it's remarkable natural beauty.