More Casa de Campo

View while eating breakfast.

...and apple presentation at breakfast time ......

Chaise longues on the only beach at Casa de Campo

Our group of intrepid travelers

More beach life

A village within a village - Altos de Chavon

Built in 1973 to resemble a 400 year old mediterranean village, it's hard to think one is actually on a caribbean island. This village overlooks the Chavon river and the Dye Fore golf course. There is even a 5,000 seat amphitheatre where local and foreign entertainers come. The village if filled with artisan shops, museums , craft stores, boulangeries, fashion boutiques and even Parsons school of design has a branch here.

The Dominican Republic

My room at Casa de Campo

View to the right

View to the left across golf course

Had a real early start to my day - 4.00am. Left the hotel at 4.35am drove myself to the airport, parked in daily parking at 6.00 a day walked thru security with my carry on and was at the gate just 25 minutes later. Spoke to no one and no one asked to see my passport - offered my driving license as ID and had printed my boarding pass at home prior to leaving. Flying over The DR two things hit me - how large it is and how green. Theres a $10.00 arrival charge at the airport for which one is given a coupon and surrender at the next guichet.