Never having been to an all-inclusive we weren't sure what to expect but we had a blast. All-inclusive is the way to go! You pay for everything up front (including alcohol) and its all you can eat and drink! You never have to worry about walking around with ID or money, just your room key and a smile! The resort was absolutely beautiful! Here are a few shots:
Our adventure was a little rocky as our resort had overbooked itself and had to send us to another resort because they did not have any rooms left. The other resort was NOT to our satisfaction but I won't bore you with those details here. We were allowed to spend the days at the original (very nice resort pictured above) and went to the crappy resort to spend the night. The whole situation kinda sucked but we made the best of it and had a great time just being together for the short time that we had.
The pools were amazing and the beaches were beautiful. There were swim up bars and all kinds of water sports like kayaking, snorkeling and sailing (all included of course)!
Food and alcohol were available anytime of day from 7am till 3am! It was a great way to spend a week!
Here is the swim up bar and a pic of us at it. Behind us you can see the water falling off the roof of the bar. It was very cool.
We did one off-resort excursion that was of course an additional charge. It was a 3 hour tour... a 3 hour tour. Just kidding. It was 3 hours but we weren't on a boat, we were on 4 wheelers! It was so awesome! We got to see the "real" DR and ride through the countryside, down to the most beautiful beach I had ever seen and then off to the caves where I got to swim in a crystal clear cavern!!
(taken with my iphone)
Here is that awesome beach. It is totally deserted and made the resort beaches look like the ghetto!
The next stop was a super cool cave. The water was soooo warm I couldn't believe it! It was also crystal clear and VERY deep! Kevin declined to take a dip which was OK because he was able to take some good pics!
The weather was perfect the whole time with just a few small showers that are typical of Caribbean weather.
Here are some random cool shots:
The airport was very unique as it was an open air structure with thatched roofs! And it was cooled by these big ass fans!!
No, really! They really were BIG ASS FANS!!!
We arrived back in the States, picked up the dogs and had a couple more days together before Kevin had to go back. Since it was a weekend, I took Kevin up to show him the kennel where I spend a lot of my time. (see previous post)
Well, Kevin is back to Iraq and the dogs and I are adjusting to life without Kevin again. = (
