Doing it Right in 2008

Want to get away? Want a relaxing vacation full of mosquito bites and roosters? Well then Beth's site is the town for you! Only a 2 and a half hour drive away from the Santiago airport on some unpaved roads and you’re there! Granted, driving a motorcycle might make the long trek a little less tedious. Renting a car is no problem. Only about a half hour at the hertz counter speaking Spanish entering things you’ve already entered at home. Once you get in the car turn on the water. By water I mean air conditioning that pours water on you instead of cooling you off. Buy some diesel for your tank then head to the town. About an hour and a half on unpaved roads and your almost there! Once you arrive, you will be greeted by the shy locals staring at you like you’re skin is green. Drink some coffee and tell them how “rica” it is. Check into “Casa Libre” with G*** and M*** and have your troubles lifted with her gossiping negatively about past guests…just make sure you drink all of your freshly squeezed orange juice, that really makes her tick. Also keep the door to the bathroom closed, wake up on time, don’t stay all day, tell them where you’re going, and don’t lose ANY dominoes from their box! If these simple things sound possible, then this vacation will be perfect. You will never be able to experience anything better or more beautiful. Have you ever woken up to the sound of waves crashing on the beach in a cabaña? Have you gone snorkeling and found where Nemo lives when he’s not visiting his best friends in Sydney? You will never again appreciate the value of water or electricity, or all the small things. Unless you have been traveling for a while before this, you probably don’t understand how amazing it is to go to bed in snowy New York one night, and then the next night fall asleep with the sound of waves. If you have ever read one of Beth’s blogs and not completely understood it, then you must get a ticket to Santiago right now. We should have gone so much earlier. I know everyone reading this is so totally jealous of our opportunity! Go get your ticket right now and go to the Dominican Republic! I can promise you, you won’t regret it, unless of course you catch Dengue…which isn’t too good for you…………

contributed by the writer's sister, Julie