Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palace Bayahibe

... s content! Other than this development, the community of Vasca (pronounced "Basca" but spelled with a V, as I recently discovered...) has received little to no aid. I did distribute some school supplies to the small school that is there last year, and I remarked how much more in need the people are in that batey than in the ones that are closer to Consuelo, or closer to a main road. Anyway, after some members of my club came down last year for ...

... chance to dust off that part of his brain. Jean kept trying to speak to me in French, and I'd say (in Spanish), "I don't speak French, I speak Spanish." So he'd repeat himself to me in Spanish, VERY LOUD AND VERY SLOW. I think he thought that if I couldn't speak French, I probably just wasn't all that bright! So Jean found us a room with a really nice couple, very cheap and right by our Scuba center. To get to our ...

Fui en el autobus a el Parque Nacional del Este. Fui a acampar en el parque y fui a pescar en el agua. Fui a subir en las arboles. Fue a estar fenomenal. Fui a ver los animales. Muchos iguanas en la Republica de Dominicana. La Republica de Dominicana tiene muchos animales. En el Parque Nacional del Este, fui a comer bocadillos.

Fui a ir en el autobus a la Romana. Fui a ver los edificios de viejo. Fui a comprar en la comercial de la Romana. Fui a comer en los restaurantes bien. Fui a comer chuleta al carbon. Fue muy bien. Fui a quidar en Hotel Casa del Mar. Fui a sacar muchos fotos por el ciudad.

... for dinner. If I didn't mention her before, she asked me to take her photo at the pool, using her camera. I said hi to her when I saw her at dinner, and Sara and I invited her to come to the Italian restaurant with us Monday night. The dinner was great fun. Carolyn was interesting and traveling alone, and I was pretty proud of myself for stepping out of my comfort zone to approach her at dinner the previous night. She's ...

... ungainly creatures, only graceful when they're gliding. Their dives into the ocean are particularly awkward, the avian equivalent of a belly-flop. They seem to twist around as they dive, and their heads always come up on the opposite side of what I expect. However, when they throw back their heads to swallow the fish, they look just like you expect a pelican to look! Despite the bumps in the road, I'm glad to be here, and I think I'll achieve my goals - rest and relaxation.

... she gives me a 'souvenir' kiss to take back home. That was it, my time in the DR comes to an end mush sooner than i would have hoped for. But i still hope to get back to the DR - to the north coast this time. On my way into the US, it takes 2 hours and multiple interviews with myriad officers to convince them that my passport is infact genuine. The trip to DR really did chill me out. This potentially nerve racking situation doesnt faze me one bit and perhaps helps convince the officers.

... keep myself entertained with them - but my roommate didn't and the spanish speaking television wasn't working for her.<br><br>Needless to say, the remainder of the week turned out to be a bust - and it was a long week. Now I do my research ahead of time to make sure I'm going to a place in the appropriate season. I also know to check out hotel and resort information to ...

On our first full day at the resort the weather was gorgeous - our soul intentions for this trip was to sit pool side and not move...utter relaxation...we managed to do a full day of this!<br><br>The pool was nice and it was the off season so it wasn't very crowded at all. Overall it was a great day and we enjoyed it very much. <br><br>We had dinner at the restaurant and this is ...

My post graduation trip with my college roommate was taken to Dominican Republic - never once have I ever wanted to come home from a trip early, especially a 1 week trip, but there is a first time for everything.<br><br>Now, in complete disclosure I will say that had I done a little more pre-trip research I may have enjoyed my time in DR more, or have chosen to go someplace else. How I was young and this was my first trip I had ever planned on my ...