Back from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

We just got back from a trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic with our daughter and her boyfriend. We had a great time. We had a direct flight out of Charlotte, NC and it took us only 3 1/2 hours to get there. Customs was easy to get through and the hotel was only 25 minutes away from the airport so that was a plus. Punta Cana is not known for its tasty food so that was our main complaint. Everything is very bland and all of the desserts at this all inclusive resort tasted exactly the same. I mean, how can a strawberry torte taste like an apple pie? I don't get it. LOL

We "lived" under these little huts for the week. There was always a breeze blowing, yet
by the pool it was really really hot. We stayed at Secrets Royal Beach.

Yoga on the beach was a treat!

I would go out to the beach each morning
at 8 am to get a seat on the front row.  We were
able to stick a towel down then go eat
breakfast and come back.

Our hotel was so beautiful. The grounds
were immaculate and the people who
worked there work so hard each and
every day. I was told by one of the
members on the entertainment team that
they put in 15 HOUR days for 11 days, then
they are off for only 3 days and they do it
all again the next week. They average $3
an hour, that's it. 

At night, it was even prettier all lit up

We took these floats with us we found on
Amazon. They were wonderful. They
folded up flat in our suitcases and you
can either sit on them or lay on them.

4 of us on the beach

Chris had to photo bomb Charlie and me
LOL

They had a foam party twice in the pool

My view at the pool. If you look
hard, you can see Charlie in
the background on his raft. The hotel
had a lazy river that moved
VERY SLOW and it took him a
whole hour to go around the
whole thing!

One evening before dinner

My fave pic of Ms Emily

My fave pic of Emily and me 

All 4 of us before dinner