...And we are safe and dry. We did not get swept away! No hurricanes in the Dominican. Only blue skies, tall palm trees, and beautiful beaches. The only dangerous thing there was probably the numerous topless European women and their men with tight skimpy speedos. (Nothing against Europeans, bare boobs, or speedos, but our eyes were just not accustomed to seeing them everyday...all hours of the day.)
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We stayed at the Majestic Colonial Resort in Punta Cana. Very new. Opened Winter of 2005. Very pretty, and very clean.
The pool was like a river
Stairway up to grand lobby
Hotel lobby at night
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We had a great time. It was very relaxing. We went to the beach almost everyday, did two excursions, drank a lot, ate a lot, and slept a lot. We had cable in our room, which was a luxury for us since we hadn't set up our tv since we got married. So we watched a lot of cable too. It was great!
The food at the resort was ok though.
Dominican Republic has wonderful fresh fruit.
But Amy started to get bored of the coconuts after Day 5. She really missed Chinese food.
She had beef noodle soup two days in a row when she got back!
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We drove a jeep with another couple and toured the countryside with other tourists.
We visited a typical home in the mountains of DR. There we ate different types of fruit, sampled Dominican coffee, and watched a cock fight. The Leungsters and fresh Dominican coffee beans
Cock Fighting: Kinda like sumo wrestiling but just with more feathers and flapping
Our final destination was this beautiful beach.
There, we ate a typical Dominican Republic meal, went horseback riding along the shore, and just relaxed.
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We also went Sea Walking.
We wore these astronaut-like helmets and walked around this underwater aquarium in the ocean. Air was pumped inside to keep the water out. We looked kinda creepy, but it was cool to take a stroll with a bunch of beautiful fish.
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We visited "Don Lucas," a cigar workshop/store near the resort.
They put Gordon to work right away. :)
Cigar maker, Gordon, Luca (co-owner)
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Things We "Leunged"
1) Rain or shine, the only way to get on a plane in Punta Cana is to go outside.
2) Gordon can out-relax his wife. He can be SO chill...just laying out on the beach for hours. Such talent!
3) Amy + Bubbles = Bad Wife.
In an attempt to be romantic, Gordon put together a nice bubble bath for two. But Amy bursted his bubbles when she discovered how fun it was to play with them. As you can see, Gordon did not find Amy's attempt to make him look like George Washington amusing.
4) Beware of Sea Lions. Their kisses are smelly.
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Well, that's about it, folks. We had a great time, and, without the help of bubbles of course, we rekindled some of the sparks that had sort of faded since the wedding.
Maybe someday we'll set foot on the sandy white beaches of Punta Cana again. =)
