So let me recap the last couple days real quick:
Friday: Got up at 3:45a and my dad drove me to the airport at 4
The plane took off right about 6a as planned, and after a quick stop in Pittsburgh we were on our way to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
After landing and going through customs, I found the driver that was waiting to whisk me off to Santo Domingo. A 3 hour car ride later and I was in the city.
My mom had been waiting for weeks for the bank to be ready with this cheque, and of course they claimed to be ready and an appointment was made for almost exactly the same time as I arrived in the city, so she hopped in the cab and we were off to the bank.
5p and after some hassle, the people at the bank are finally ready with the cheque. We finally head back to the apartment and chill for a bit before heading to a nice restaurant called La Bricola for dinner. After some delicious freshly made Chicken Cordon Bleu it was time to head back and call it a night.
Saturday: We get up in the morning, have one of the bagels that I brought for breakfast and head off to the airport to catch our flight from the brand new La Isabella Airport to Portillo.
No problem, we get on the plane, get in the air, but something seems wrong. We're flying really pretty low for the size of the plane we were in (approx 20 passenger two-prop). Then we start to turn around and head back towards the airport. Yeah . . . .
So we land back at the airport and hear something about something was wrong with the plane and they couldn't get it to climb high enough. 5 of the passengers went off in a smaller plane and the rest of us just had to wait another 10 or 15 minutes for them to ready a different one.
After that we were up and off without a hitch. Landed in Portillo 40 minutes later, met up with my bro and headed up to the hill.
Had a little bit of lunch, chatted for a little while before heading into Las Terrenas. The goal was to hit the beach after stopping by what will be my brother's new bungalow in town and running an errand or two. Stopped by the bungalow to put together some of the things that my mom had purchaced while she was in Santo Domingo, met some of the very nice neighbors; and then we were off to the grocery store. By the time we were done at the grocery the weather was kinda gross and rainy, so we decided to skip the beach and head back home.
Scott and I watched some episodes of "Flight of the Conchords" -- hilarious. Then took a quick nap before dinner, after which we played some rummy with mom, followed by the film Juno.
So all in all, a nice little trip so far. Besides the plane having to turn around and land again, not too much excitement at this point. Tomorrow morning the plan is to do some Yoga, then have a bagel party before finally hitting the beach. So we'll see if we have any better luck with that then.
I've taken a number of pictures, but I'm not sure how well they'll upload from the satellite connection we have here on the hill. I'm gonna give it a shot tomorrow, so stay tuned.
Friday: Got up at 3:45a and my dad drove me to the airport at 4
The plane took off right about 6a as planned, and after a quick stop in Pittsburgh we were on our way to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
After landing and going through customs, I found the driver that was waiting to whisk me off to Santo Domingo. A 3 hour car ride later and I was in the city.My mom had been waiting for weeks for the bank to be ready with this cheque, and of course they claimed to be ready and an appointment was made for almost exactly the same time as I arrived in the city, so she hopped in the cab and we were off to the bank.
5p and after some hassle, the people at the bank are finally ready with the cheque. We finally head back to the apartment and chill for a bit before heading to a nice restaurant called La Bricola for dinner. After some delicious freshly made Chicken Cordon Bleu it was time to head back and call it a night.
Saturday: We get up in the morning, have one of the bagels that I brought for breakfast and head off to the airport to catch our flight from the brand new La Isabella Airport to Portillo.
No problem, we get on the plane, get in the air, but something seems wrong. We're flying really pretty low for the size of the plane we were in (approx 20 passenger two-prop). Then we start to turn around and head back towards the airport. Yeah . . . .So we land back at the airport and hear something about something was wrong with the plane and they couldn't get it to climb high enough. 5 of the passengers went off in a smaller plane and the rest of us just had to wait another 10 or 15 minutes for them to ready a different one.
After that we were up and off without a hitch. Landed in Portillo 40 minutes later, met up with my bro and headed up to the hill.
Had a little bit of lunch, chatted for a little while before heading into Las Terrenas. The goal was to hit the beach after stopping by what will be my brother's new bungalow in town and running an errand or two. Stopped by the bungalow to put together some of the things that my mom had purchaced while she was in Santo Domingo, met some of the very nice neighbors; and then we were off to the grocery store. By the time we were done at the grocery the weather was kinda gross and rainy, so we decided to skip the beach and head back home.
Scott and I watched some episodes of "Flight of the Conchords" -- hilarious. Then took a quick nap before dinner, after which we played some rummy with mom, followed by the film Juno.
So all in all, a nice little trip so far. Besides the plane having to turn around and land again, not too much excitement at this point. Tomorrow morning the plan is to do some Yoga, then have a bagel party before finally hitting the beach. So we'll see if we have any better luck with that then.
I've taken a number of pictures, but I'm not sure how well they'll upload from the satellite connection we have here on the hill. I'm gonna give it a shot tomorrow, so stay tuned.
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