Hola from the Dominican Republic!
We've been here since last Sunday, but just getting around to using the internet now. We're actually leaving today around supper time.
We flew in last Sunday. The flight was nice and smooth. We had 2 inflight movies, Chronicles of Narnia and Nanny McPhee.
As soon as the plane doors opened we could feel the humidity and heat, despite it being late in the evening. We had a 45 minute bus ride to our resort, the Gran Bahia Principe Bavaro. Our hotel room is nice and big. The fridge is stocked with water, pop, and beer. Our room as a complimentary bootle of rum.
The water here is really blue, and the sand really white! There are many pools on our resort and they have swim up bars which are really nice. All the food, drinks, and alcohol is 'free' since it's included in our resort fee. I don't think I've ever drank so many 'girly' drinks before. The beer is ok, but it's light. They have so many different mixed drinks here that it's be a crime to pass them up! There's nothing like getting up in the morning, having breakfast, then going to the beach and sip on a Pina Colada or a Blue Hawaiian at 9am.
The food is ok for the most part. It's all buffet food. There's quite a variety to pick from, although I'm looking forward to home food and snacks. They also have "a la carte" restaurants. We get to pick 3 suppers. We picked French, Mexican, and Japanese. They were all pretty good, but my favorite was the Japonese.
We also went on 2 tours. One was a 'Safari' in which we're in a jeep like vehicle and take a day long road trip through part of the DR. It was great fun! We also went on a snorkling tour. A boat takes us out to the reef where we get to swim with fishes, sharks and stingrays. Both tours served us drink all day.
I've been keeping a travel log and I might transcribe that into my blog at some point.
My internet time is up, 6$/30 mins.
See ya later!!
