A little rest and relaxation...

WELL WE MADE IT TO AND FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FOR A LITTLE REST AND RELAXATION...BUT MAINLY BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN IN HAITI FOR 90 DAYS AND IT WAS TIME FOR US TO GET OUR PASSPORTS STAMPED. 

WE GOT TO THE BUS STATION AT ABOUT 7AM AND BOARDED THE BUS AROUND 8:15 WE FINALLY TOOK OFF AROUND 9....

THE BUS RIDE WAS DO-ABLE ONE...IT WAS QUITE CHILLY BUT OVERALL IT WAS GOOD; THEY EVEN GAVE US SOME FOOD AND DRINKS. WE STOPPED AT THE BOARDER GOT OUR STAMPS AND CONTINUED TO HEAD INTO SANTO DOMINGO. OVER ALL IT WAS ABOUT 7 HOURS TO GET THERE. 

ONCE WE ARRIVED WE TOLD THE LADY WE NEED A TAXI. SHE POINTED US TO THIS GUY WITH A TAXI SHIRT. HE HELPED US WITH OUR BAGS AS WE GOT INTO A RUGGED OLD CAR. IT WAS A LITTLE SKETCHY WHEN WE GOT INTO THIS BEATER OF A CAR AND THEN HE TOOK HIS 'TAXI' SHIRT OFF....WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND WERE A LITTLE CONCERNED....

ALONG THE WAY WE HAD ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER LITTLE ADVENTURE....WE OF COURSE HAD A FLAT TIRE..THANKFULLY IT WAS ON A BUSY ROAD SO WE WEREN'T TOO CONCERNED. HE GOT IT ALL FIXED UP AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY..

WE WERE BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THIS VIEW EVERYDAY...

YEP WE DID IT....WE KNEW THE KIDS WOULD LOVE IT SO IT WAS WORTH IT. I DEFINITELY FELT LIKE I WAS 15 AND WAS 'THAT GIRL ON VACATION' :) IT WAS ALL GOOD THOUGH. HAIR BRAIDED AND A MASSAGE ON THE BEACH WAS A GOOD DEAL TO ME!  

WE SOAKED UP THE SUN EVERYDAY....

EVEN DID A LITTE KAYAKING AND SNORKELING IN THE LITTLE BAY....IT WAS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE LITTLE ADVENTURES FOR US AND GAVE US MANY GOOD LAUGHS!

     

                             THIS BASICALLY SUMMED UP OUR EVERYDAY ROUTINE..                                                                                                                         

 

WE ENJOYED THE LITTLE THINGS AND TOOK IT ALL IN...WE LOVED BEING ABLE TO TAKE SOME TIME TO REST AND RELAX BUT I WAS DEFINITELY READY TO COME HOME AND SEE THE KIDDOS! WHILE WE WERE GONE THE KIDS STARTED SCHOOL...I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD BE SO BUMMED THAT I MISSED THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BUT WE WERE AXIOUS TO GET BACK HOME AND CHECK IT OUT.

THANKFUL FOR A SAFE AND RESTFUL TIME IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND ALL THE LITTLE ADVENTURES ALONG THE WAY.