Christmas Trip

One Friday evening Rick and I were drinking rum and probably had more than we should have. We thought it would be interesting to find out where our rum was made.  We discovered that the Dominican Republic (DR) is the biggest producer of rum in the Caribbean.....sooo we decided to go and see the distillery, learn about rum, and drink lots of it. 

That's what happens when you drink rum....your end up in the DR having the time of your life.

We will call this our Christmas trip to hide the fact that we just wanted to go and drink rum.

Our first stop was in Santo Domingo, capital of the DR, which is only a one hour direct flight from Bonaire.  It's the oldest city in the Caribbean. We toured the historical old town portion of the city and it was  delightful. 

We had planned to stay at a resort in Punta Cana which is a 3+ hour drive from Santa Domingo.  The drive is a little like Kansas wheat fields only it's sugar cane fields that line the highway for miles and miles. We knew sugar cane means rum, so we were on the right path.

Punta Cana is a beautiful tropical area and boasts a clear water beach.  Although its pretty and the water is blue, it can't compare the water in Bonaire. However, they have lots of rum. Our resort was about 30 minutes north.

The all inclusive resort where we stayed was spectacular.  I suspect it's is like a cruise boat only on land.  It had 10 restaurants, a million bars, planned activities throughout the week, a beach with palapas and a service staff that brings drinks ( in our case it was always rum).  Swimming pools were everywhere and enough lounge chairs for everyone.

The resort was decorated with  spectacular Christmas trees. We even had a visit from Santa. To celebrate our birthdays, the resort delivered a bottle of Prosecco and a HBD birthday cake.

We took a snorkel boat trip which was really an excuse to drink more rum.  The ocean water was warm but rough because of wind and rain.  It was fun all the same because there was dancing, drinking, snorkeling and a shore trip to drink rum out of a coconut.

Our travel companions and good friends helped us celebrate the week of Christmas in fine style. They even drank some rum along the way. 

Merry Christmas to all and Ho, Ho, Ho and a bottle of rum.