we had such a crazy few weeks leading up to our vacay that it was so nice to finally be on our way!!! we parked our car at a hotel near the airport and we were off!
it was a 4 hour non-stop flight down to punta cana. i was up till the wee hours of the morning doing laundry and packing, and then up in the wee hours of the morning to make it to the airport in time for our international flight, so i slept almost the whole flight. no snack, no drink, just sleep.
it.was.glorious.
also, we love the uso. we got to bwi plenty early, so we went and hung out at the uso and had breakfast. fabulousness!
everything in punta cana is open air, including the airport.
we tried to bargain for a cab, but no dice. it was $30, and not a penny less. we finally made it to the melia caribe tropical and it was so cute! we stayed in an exclusive portion of the resort called the level (adults only, yo!), so we had to wait around for a special golf cart to take us for our special check in.
enjoying some fresh lemonade. as we were checking in at the level, jackie found us.
hooray!
our room was so nice!
fresh flowers, robes, slippers, fully stocked refrigerator and snack bar, all inclusive!
after a few minutes in our room, autumn dropped off a cute little gift bag with fun things to make our stay more enjoyable. including some poo-pourri, for, you know.
after several hours of being in punta cana, we finally were able to hit the beach. we were so ready!!! the sand was actually pink with bits of coral, it was just beautiful.
i didn't take a lot of pictures on my phone. i took some on my phone, some on our small camera, and some on our nice camera. and then j&p and a&d took some on their cameras. so this is the first installment with my phone and what dave has posted to fb.
one day we had a couples morning, where we slept in as long as we wanted and ordered room service. i have never ordered room service before, so it was wonderful.
so luxurious!
the resort was beautiful. it felt like disneyland, so well maintained. seriously, they left no stone unturned, it was all so beautiful. and the people there! they all seemed so happy! they were so polite and helpful. they just seemed really happy.
we hung out at the beach every day. it was so fun!
some well deserved rest time. i looooved having all day, every day to spend with my husband. it was so nice to reconnect. we really started to like each other again. ;)
one of the seating areas around one of the pools.
dinner.
every day after beaching it up all day, we'd go back to our rooms, shower, and get all dolled up for dinner.
the pool outside the quatro, the four exclusive restaurants for guests at the level.
the view of the same pool from the inside. the quatro was all open air too, and by the end of the week it was pretty stuffy and warm up in thar'.
i just tried to soak up every minute. matt and i, and autumn and i, went on a few runs, and i just loved every minute. seriously beautiful.
da' boys!
d&a
m&m
j&p
on tuesdays and thursdays some of the local merchants come and set up at their wares at the resort. we headed up to check them out before dinner on thursday night.
this was after a day of snorkeling, speedboating, and snuba, and half of
us weren't feeling too hot. thankfully food makes everything better. :)
ahhhhh!
i wasn't too sure about a trip to the dominican republic at first. it seemed like kind of an odd choice, what with all the other caribbean destinations we could have picked. but it was a really awesome trip. highly recommend!
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