What happens in the DR will stay in the DR - so this blog post, I'm afraid, will be brief.
We decided to hop on the Punta Cana bandwagon in the Dominican Republic with a bunch of girls from Tri Delt and some guys from Chi Phi and Pi Lam. There were probably about 50 of us in total. We stayed in an all-inclusive resort. We were expecting an up-scale Magaluf 2k11, but this really blew our minds. It was beautiful. The beach was sandy white and the sea, crystal clear.
We chilled, we had Fifty Shades story time, we had mojitos in the pool... the expected. On one morning we took a morning trip on a catamaran to go 'snorkelling'. I saw, perhaps, one fish. To be honest, I was too busy taking selfies on Olivia's GoPro in the sea.
After we swam around for a bit, we moored up in the sea and drank mamajuana, a local spirit brewed from red wine and rum. The result of this was some serious twerking from the Dominican guys on the boat, and some pretty excited guys on the boat..
The resort had some great restaurants, from gourmet to seafood...and of course an all-inclusive list of cocktails. We certainly made the most of that, storming our way in the evening, and Bloody Mary's in the morning. Some of us - no-names-mentioned-Olivia-Ball- maximized on the free drinks a little too much in the swim-up bar. If only this was caught on GoPro...
We didn't end up staying in the resort in the evenings. If anything, the resort wasn't quite trashy enough for us...probably the wrong thing to say, sorry Madre. We went to the Hard Rock club, Oro, one night which was sweet, and a club in a cave called Imagine. Bats and springbreakers both welcome.
The biggest drama I am afraid was down to one Irish gal who went missing.
The course of events went as followed:
1. Blanca wakes Olivia and Meri - running round like little blind men so confused.
2. Freaked out. Frantic texts.
3. Called police (chugged drinks).
4. Called American/Irish Embassy.
5. Skyped parents warning of extending trip in DR.
6. Caused a huge commotion in the hotel (drinking more).
7. Freaking more out about missing flight. Getting some cocktails in.
8. Nearly killing Emma as she strolled into the lobby.
9. Missed flight - Emma detained in Miami airport .
10. Caught flight. Finally in CH. The end.
Anyway, we were all alive and well, (actually not really 'well' - lost voices and a lot of recharging to happen in Asheboro at Liz's house...) All in all, a top trip, dramas aside. Back to Chapel Hill for 2 weeks of grind and Formal, then onto the next trip.... Ultra.
Here's a selection of pictures for your perusal.....
xoxoxoxoxo
