[Dominican Republic, Samana Peninsula, Day Ten of the Voyage, 6:00 AM]
The dawn light is like thin milk, just saturating the eastern horizon of Samana Town.
The legendary 4.5-liter inline six-cylinder engine of the Toyota Land Cruiser LC80 let out a deep roar.
Its powerful round headlights, like two blades, pierced through the last darkness, illuminating the road ahead leading to the unknown.
Mike firmly shut the trunk door and took one last look at Polaris, quietly anchored in the morning light, as well as the two "mates" Ricardo sent to watch over the ship.
In the car, Mike clapped his hands to get the attention of the others, "Remember, starting now, we are a filming team. Our only task is to film the rock carvings of the Taíno People."
Riven sat in the back, carefully putting on a wide-brimmed straw hat with mosquito netting, and upon hearing him, gave Mike a playful eye roll through the mesh.
