November 28, 2003
OK, I want to start fro the beginning...First off, when you arrive at the airport you will think you are at a Tiki Hut! It has a
straw roof and no walls! Weird place but fun! I would recommend using the restroom before you get off the airplane too. The bathrooms at the airport are dirty with no AC and people can smoke in the. It took about 20 min. to get through customs. The ride to the hotel was about 45 minutes (that's with dropping other people off at other hotels). The lobby was beautiful, there are no walls anywhere in the hotel except at the Mexican restaurant . In the center of the lobby was a pond with fish and turtles. Check in was slow, we waited about 1-2 hours for our room but it was no problem. We hung by the bar and walked the grounds and they kept our luggage and took it to our room when it was ready. Everyone was very helpful and tried their hardest to please us. The grounds were beautiful too. There were all sorts of birds walking around. The flamingos were cool. They will bite you if you put your hand out to
them.. I got bitten but it didn't hurt.. it was just kind of shocking. Our first excursion was the Marinarium. It was great! Very fun and when you get to swim with the sting rays and sharks, take your life vest off so you can swim down to actually touch them! We also took the
Outback Safari excursion....GREAT!! You have to do this. They show you all the
Beautiful land of Punta Cana and they take you to a Dominican home. Tony was our tour guide and he was great! Tell him we
said hello, cousin! At the end you go to the beach and learn how to boogie board. Back at the lobby bar: Marcelo is an excellent bartender. He also sings for you! I asked him if he knew any Selena songs and busted out in
tone and sang me the whole song...we did tip him too.
Drinks: they are sweet and not very great, but will get you drunk if you want to. They also don't know to make many different things, but it's all good. Food: could have been
better..., but after 6 days of the same thing, you are ready for
American food again. The Mexican restaurant was good. We ate there twice. The international restaurant was not that great...I could have done without it.
Getting Sick: This did happen to me. I must have eaten something bad...maybe the mussels, but I don't really know. I
was very ill and threw up all day and had to go see the doctor where I got 2 shots and almost passed out. I spent all day in my room sleeping. The next day I felt
so much better. I couldn't eat normal for days afterwards.
Beach: Beautiful, palm tree lined. Gorgeous water! Activities and Star Friends: We kept reading that the star friends were getting fresh with the women, but I think people were being paranoid. I never once saw this in any way. They were all very nice and courteous. The
activities were all day long too. You could never be bored here. We also got a massage on our last day...$20 for 35 minutes and it was very good!
Horseback riding: this was located on the edge of the hotel beach. We did the sunset riding on the beach . It was raining for about 20
minutes of the tie, which sucked. But what sucked more was that I had a slow horse and when all the other horses took off to run, they would kick up wet sand into my face and eyes. I would recommend the country side riding. Also, to let you know, the horses are very
malnutrition. Their bones are sticking out a lot.
The Room: was very large with a separate sitting area and very clean. Leave the maids little gifts and she might leave you chocolates and will put flowers on your towels and give you extra towels if you ask for them. I would leave her a note asking for extra towels...you have to write the note in
Spanish though, they know NO English.
The weather: said it would rain every day and it rained 2 out of 7. Most the
time it rained for a short time and then moved on. But it is very humid...if you have curly hair...take a good gel! I have curly hair which I always keep straight...well not there! Just to let you girls have the heads up!
I think that's all I can think of to wrote now.
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