Punta Cana is on the extreme eastern tip of the Dominican Republic,...
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Other than that golf course, the place doesn't look very inviting...
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Welcome to the Dominican Republic!
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A 20 minute cab ride brought us to this entrance.
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Very inviting.
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Lots of beautiful flowers around the resort.
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A pair of locals greeted us near the lobby.
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Our home for the next five days.
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Interesting foliage on our way to breakfast.
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Breakfast was buffet style. Lots of choices, but we tried to start...
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Some ducks entertained us while we had breakfast.
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This is a big resort, covering 96 acres. How are we going to get from...
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The answer? This little train that would come by every five minutes or so.
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And there it was, about a half mile from our condo ... the beach.
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Looking down to the left, a mile or more of beautiful white sandy beach.
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And in the other direction, another mile or so of beach. Donald Trump is...
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Punta Cana boasts the most beautiful beaches on the island. There are...
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Lots of things to do here, ranging from parasailing, frolicking in the...
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Lots of sailing opportunities here.
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Palm trees guarding the white sandy beach. Heavy clouds this...
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This is what a beach vacation is all about.
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How about five dollars?
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A guard quietly stands by, insuring our privacy. After all, an all-inclusive...
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Several places on the beach for hot dogs or hamburgers, and several...
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It's after 11am, so how about some pina coladas?
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Just what we need before we think about lunch! That bracelet is our...
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A photo op for our local paper:the Dana Point News goes to the Dominican...
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One of several swimming pools at this resort.
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Maybe it's time for another pina colada?
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Looks like it's time to get ready for dinner.
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That's all for Pat. We should have ordered just one serving for both of us!
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The next night we went to another restaurant and sat near a beautiful little...
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A little boat suddenly appeared , carrying a pianist who played soft dinner...
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A nice touch to accompany a very nice dinner.
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And the next evening we went Japanese, with the chef putting on a show as he...
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He even let me help out.
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The resort offered a live show every evening.
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Showtime.
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A pretty show girl.
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This was for everybody, including the kids.
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A number of peacocks and ducks and geese roamed around the premises.
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Interesting headgear.
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Back on the beach ...
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We saw a lot of tattoos on both men and women. Most of the folks here were...
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He might do well to stay away from an all inclusive resort ...
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Lots of pleasant sights on the beach ...
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The end of another fine day on the beach.
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One evening the local artisans displayed their wares.
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Mucho artwork.
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Lots of colorful items.
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And what do you have for sale?
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Masks.
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Lots and lots of masks.
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And exotic carved dolls.
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And lots of paintings, mostly from nearby Haiti.
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More paintings.
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He works with glass.
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More Haitian artwork.
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And still more.
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Waiting for the little tram to take us to dinner.
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And what a dinner our last night! That's a very tasty roast duck...
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And what a great desert to end our stay at Punta Cana. See what I mean? Five...
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Now we're headed east to St. Maarten for the next two weeks, where...
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North America
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