February 15, 2025 - Arriving in the DR
We’re a bit slow sharing our trip with you, so we will do a quick start with Friday and bring you up-to-date with Saturday. Friday, the bus left on time! We all found food at the airport! The plane left on time! And we all had seats! The plane was overbooked, but none of us offered to give up our seats. Some of us slept on the plane, some of us watched movies. But the time went quickly and we arrived on time in Santo Domingo around 5 AM. Getting through their customs was easy but interesting. They were curious about our big bags that held T-shirts wrapped around toothpaste and toothbrushes. So they pulled those over; were we bringing something in to sell? But as soon as we explained, everything was fine. We were met curbside by our wonderful hosts who were there to greet us with smiles and hugs. We piled our suitcases - all 26 of them! - Into the back of the shuttle bus and drove through the dark to our hostal Sana- El Jardin Secreto (The Secret Garden), where we...