My trips usually beat the hell out of me then I go home ten pounds lighter and need to sleep for a month. The Dominican was a vacation. I was there for a week and I loved it. We stayed on the Northern Peninsula the whole week driving around with Fernando listening to local music, eating coconuts and seeing the sights. That place has been blessed with beauty. It's lush and the water is bright blue. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cykuck/2767546654/
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