A rainy, cold drive to the airport put us in the mood for warm weather. Rob/Dede, Wes/Sheri, Tony/Shay, and Tom/?? were on the earlier flight. Tom was elusive about if he was bringing a date or not. We boarded the plane early and Tom's connecting flight from Austin hadn't arrived yet. Tom called me when he landed and sprinted to the gate. When he finally boarded the plane, he wasn't alone! Welcome Jess!
The flight was bumpy for the first 90 minutes and we had to ignore the fasten seat belt sign to go to the bathroom. We landed, paid our $10 for entrance tickets, walked 10 yards and handed our tickets to the gatekeeper and got our luggage.Wes/Sheri didn't have a shuttle setup, so we negotiated (poorly) to have them squeeze in with us. It was a tight ride through an unimpressive part of Punta Cana with a Beatles/Eminem soundtrack.
We got settled in our room and toured the grounds and beach. We stopped by the beach bar and sampled the Paradisus, Banana Mama, and El Presidente. Then the next group arrived with SK/Susan, Emry/Stephanie, Jay/Lisa, Scott/Stacy. Emry was missing one piece of luggage. We grabbed some fries, pizza, and nachos at the poolside grill while we waited to meet for dinner.
We met at Gabi's buffet for dinner and had our first of many disappointing meals.
Kims and Marchbanks hit the casino after dinner but didn't give it rave reviews. Lord of the Dance was also panned.
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