I managed to contract the flu on the germ blender (airplane), on the way down. on top of that, all the dominican bacteria was fighting against the ottawa bacteria. It was germ warfare, and my body was the battlefield. Don't eat the pineapple. Go easy on the fresh coconut.
But other than that, it was a great time. No set schedules, except for the tours we were on. no cooking, no dishes, no chores. Just drink, eat, and lay in the sun. Lots of vitamins (vitamin ARRR!), AKA rum.
Lots of topless women there. some good, some bad. it sort of averages out. I kept trying to trick Loralei into taking my photo with topless women in the background. If shes holding the camera, I don't look like a pervert, right?
The tours were good. The safari tour was the best one, taking us up into the mountains to see a plantation. We bought some very fresh coffee, cocoa, and vanilla. Surprisingly Canada Customs had no issue with us bringing it back. Although, i hear anything made from wood is bad to bring back, so don't buy any wooden sculptures, and definitely no bongos.
The Seona island tour was a waste of money. the tour packed the catamaran too full, so it was an uncomfortable 2 hour ride to the island. then the beach was pretty similar to the beach at the resort we just left. the ride back to the mainland via speedboat was fun, with a couple of stops to feed clownfish and see some starfish.
We also did a walking tour of Higuey, the closest town to the resort. It was ok. kind of nice to see how life is away from the resorts. got to see some of the local culture, a church, some shops, etc.
Picked up some oil paintings there which we still haven't framed. they're everywhere, beautiful and cheap. smaller ones run about $10-$15 USD. the largest one we found went for $200 USD. haggling is necessary, and expected. nothing has a pricetag at the local market. Also, shop around. The shop owners are competitive and sometimes very pushy.
All in all, a really worthwhile vacation. I think we'll be going back next year.
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