Back from vacation

It wasn't a trip across Canada, but it was still wonderful. I spent a week at a 5-star resort in Punta Cana. The weather was nice and the ocean warm. The everyday responsiblities were far from my mind. No thoughts of running errands, getting groceries, cooking, cleaning, or writing my thesis. Although most meals were buffet style, we did eat at three themed restaraunts: Japanese, French, and Mexican. I think the Japanese was my favorite. Unfortunately the airconditioning was broken that day, and the heat dampened my appetite. They had the best salmon/ginger sushi!

In the evenings there were shows put on by the staff- comedies and whatnot. Most was in Spanshish- but we managed to catch the jist of it. Once that show ended you could walk over to the night time entertainment- live dancing on stage, casino, shopping, piano bar, and disco. Unfortunately, we were usually pretty tired by then and didn't stay up very late.

During the day there were day trips touring the country side, seeing schools. And a bit of botany: chocolate, coffee, sugar cane, vanilla, and bananas. Another trip we took was snorkeling with sharks- they were about 7 feet long, but vegetarian. Other days we relaxed on the beach, went kayaking, hung out in the pool, walked along the beach, and played games. After lunch, we were ready for a nice afternoon nap.

Although I'm not a fan of flying, the crew was pleasant and the food decent. Movies included Chronicles of Narnia, Nanny McPhee, and The New World. BTW, the New World is was to scenery based to show at 10pm!

We arrived back around 3am. The cats were surprised to see us. Nike, the friendly one, ran away to the window sill in the bedroom when we came in. After a few minutes I went to see her. She hissed at me!!! She soon calmed down and returned to her normal spoiled self.

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Everyday there was a highlighted drink. The local coctail was coco loco:

crushed ice
milk
coconut
sugar
rum

Mix to taste and puree in blender.