Keeping one's blog updated has proved rather challenging with all the free flowing cava, pina coladas and banana mamas...not to mention the sunshine, pool, beach, room service and gourmet restaurants. And did I mention the pina coladas??! So there you have it, four days of absolute bliss in Las Terrenas.
Although we did have to endure 7h of sardine travel to get to this little paradise on earth - first 3h on a relatively spacious bus to Santo Domingo. Then a change to a local gua gua for another 4h to Las Terrenas. At first we thought the gua gua to be a relatively comfortable ride when the 12 seater had about 6 passengers. After 10minutes, we took another 6 passenger which was still ok if a bit cramped. I did see a pile of plastic stools inside the bus but thought nothing of this until another 20 passengers (yes 20) were crammed in. 33 people in a 12 seater. Oh dear...and of course with my luck I had Moses sitting next to me on the aisle between the seats crouched on one of those plastic stools. I now know how a sardine feels inside the tin - lucky, as it would have tons more room than me!
Getting to Las Terrenas was worth the pain as it's such a charming little seaside town with a distinctively Mediterranean flair with lots of French bistros and Italian owned pizzerias jotted around the palm fringed beach promenade. This was picture perfect Caribbean paradise (shame I can't actually attach the photos to this blog thanks to my ever failing Lumia).
This trip really sounds like the trip of a life time! <3
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