Dominican Republica experience#3

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Dominican Republica experience#3We travelled to Rio San Juan osteisibly to visit the beautiful tip of north eastern
Dominican Republic, but also (have to be honest) to play golf. Now that may not
be your average bloggers fav acticity, but it ranks right up there to me. So have to
be honest...but also want to be respectful and helpful to the locals on any trip.

Found the country to be more magnificent than trip number 2 or 1. The weather,
in February, was fantastic...not really hot and some occasional rain, which I actually like, but didn't stay around to long. the people...as always...the people
are what makes the trip special. plus the beauty. Astounding beauty in the north, moreso than Punta cana in the south...which is flat and hot, humid. The north
is lush with rainforest like conditions, as can be expected with much more rain
in the winter months than Punta Cana. Plus, the north has real towns, with locals right there, amongst you, much of the time. Oh, sure, there are the all inclusives but they are amongst not totally separate from all the locals. And, if one gets out at all, the interaction amongst local people is prescient and enjoyable. They are
a hearty lot, having put up with corrupt governments for the whole last century, particularly from the 1930-1961 period when the US installed a dictatorship which stole from the country for 31+ years; now they have democracy, sort of, but still
much corruption, particularly noticeable in how the north, with less political sway, doesn't have the services of the south....but the beauty is astounding. They have just built a new airport in Semana, along the central east coast, which is now going to experience great building and change...hope that some of it goes to the locals, at least in the form of jobs. I will be back and write more.

If you want to go to a majical unspoiled, yet down to earth place, the DR is hard to beat.

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