Barcelo Capela, Juan Dolio

After our seeing a bit of Santo Domingo, we drove an hour to a resort east of town.  The resort was a great getaway, the rooms were good, the pools and beach were great and the food was good. The entertainment was fun, though I was too tired for most of the evening activities. Again I'll let the pictures tell the story.

Kate and Cindy by the pool at night.

The Sookhoo room and playground.

Eating in the buffet dining room.

Initially I thought this was a breadfruit tree, but
it is not. Just a big nothing fruit.

Trucking the resort grounds.

Cindy bargaining for larimar, the local, blue, semi-precious trinket.

Coconut climber.

Leah and Drew loved the sand, and were pretty
happy with the kiddie pool too.

Family pose on our after dinner walk one evening.
Leah wasn't in the mood.

In the Caribbean, good shelling after Isaac passed through.

The pails were popular.

The kiddie pool was adjacent to a bar, in case we needed
 a stiff drink.

The kiddie pool and bar.

Drew and Leah love both of these characters.

Leah really wanted to go back
and see them again.

Drew loves all sports involving
 throwing a ball.

Drew and Steve on the beach, having a snack.

Drew playing pool catch with a Dominican girl.

We were lucky to have a low volume time on the beach, lots of sun, sand and space.