Christmas 2011 - Dominican Republic

Christmas 2011 - Mom said she did not want to be cold for Christmas so off to the Dominican Republic we went.  Leaving on Thursday, December 22nd and spending most of the day getting there and coming home to the cold on Wednesday, December 28th.  One important point of the trip and location that is not shown in the pictures below is the fact that golf is included - so as you can imagine Patrick & Dad were there 4 of the 6 days.  We stayed at the Royal Catalonia Bavaro (adult only) attached to the Catalonia Bavaro (family).

Enjoy

December 23, 2011

Mushroom umbrellas - found everywhre on the resort

View from my chair of a security guard on the beach

View from our room

Another Beach View

Gwen's toe view

View of the beach from the infinity pool.

Crane Mom & I saw on our walk around the resort.

Walking from our sister resort to our resort

Our Residence

 December 24, 2011

Mom with a Green Drink of the Day

Another view of the palm trees on the beach

Gwen's toes on Christmas Eve

Mom & Dad with Lobsters on Christmas Eve Dinner

Our dinner table on Christmas Eve

Mom & Dad

Us with the wind controlling Gwen's hair

Christmas Day at the pool with a Bloody Mary

Gwen's hnand in the sand on Christmas Day

 December 26, 2011 - Compay Super Truck Safari

Our transportation for the day

1st stop was a local school

Fernando - our guide for the day (note he is wear a coat
because he thought it was cold)

Inside the school

Clouds that followed us all day - and refreshed us a few times.

Road ahead - one of the reasons for the truck

Better road - sugarcane fields

More sugarcane fields

Meat shop in Higuey

Basilica of La Altagracia

 

Cocoa Bean

Didn't taste like chocolate

Waiting to taste the Mamajuana

Vanilla

Somewhere in the Cordillera Oriental Mountain Range

Driver & Bartender

Stop at the Ranch

Patrick on Ed.  Kid next to him named the horse.

Patrick on the beach in Macao

Dad on the beach in Macao

 December 27, 2011 - back at the resort

Stone shaped like a turtle.

Tree with facinated Mom

Duck - don't know what kind but he has an intersting red head
and green legs and feet

Red-headed woodpecker

Gwen's toes by the pool today

Gwen's toes on the beach today.

Patrick relaxing on the beach with a cerveza

 December 28, 2011 (Last day)

Gwen's toes on the beach on the last day

One way looking up the beach

And the other

Dad found this Snow (Sand) man on the beach.