Blogs from Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic, Central America Caribbean

hey everyone. Just wanted to let you know that I got home safe and sound. Got checked out of the hotel around 1130 and then hung out in the lobby. Visited with a couple that I had met on the flight over and on the excursion I took. We went and got a bite to eat when the buffet opened at 1 and then onto the bus to the airport at 135. I think I napped a bit on the bus because it didn't seem like an hour trip. Got to the airport and checked in. Hit a few of the shops there and bought a couple little souveniers then up to the departure gate. had about 2 hours to wait so lots of time. met up with 3 ladies and we grabbed a drink and ... read more

hola again well figured I would try to get online this afternoon. evenings are really busy and well I slept thru my normal morning time. LOL Must have been all the dancing I did on Saturday finally catch up to me Anyways, things are going very well here. Sun is shining most of the time. Its still pretty cool down on the beach due to the wind but up by the main pool its fantastic. Ate at the Mexican restaurant last night. Fantastic.....amazing I actgually enjoyed it more than the italian restaurant. Going to the meditareanian restaurant tonight so will see what its like. Other than that, Im just visiting with folks that I meet and relaxing Met one lady that I knew on our plane. Then one of the couples I met -- he so ... read more

Hola from Bahia wow, day 4 already. Today dawned clear and sunny with very little wind. A nice change :) HOpefully the ocean will be a bit calmer today. Then I will go wading a bit. Heading to the pool for a bit of sun again today (actually got a chair this morning). Tonight I am going on my Domincan Rythyms excursion. Bus travel (with drinks of course) then to a show and stopping at one of the bars for some dancing. Lots of Merengue here, and some bachata. love the music though and totally enjoying the shows here at the resort. Got on stage again last night for one :) Also meeting a lot of really nice people. One couple at the pool yesterday and then another couple, and 2 ladies when I was at ... read more

Hey all. just a quick update got into the resort about 730 last night. found my room, got my luggage then wandered around. it is warm and humid. they have had lots of rain as well (and it rained overnight). But looks like the clouds are clearing off and it should be a nice day. Just have a minute on the internet but will log on later. Have to figure out how to download pictures LOL Very nice here. Room is large and clean. and just steps from the pool the beach and the bar. Met some nice people on the plane (from Red Deer) and had supper with 2 ladies (mother and daughter) from the Lloyd area. Will get back with pictures and more details later.... read more

Our goal for this school to make it COMPLETELY green. Meaning we want to teach the kids how to use bio-gas, wind power, water power, solar power, etc. So yah, the thought is nice... but the action is not what we were expecting. There is A LOT of work to be done. We hit our first major road block when we got here and found a little school that we started helping out. We thought, hey yah this is awesome our first step into making this place a little better. Well... when we found the school it sounded like a really high end school "Bilingual, preschool-5th, private, etc" however, when we got there... it was bilingual-ish and preschool-5 sure but the kids were all misplaced (kids that were in 4th should have been in 2nd and ... read more