false start good vacation secrets__<c7>, false start good dominican vacationsunday 12/4/05 snow falling, it__<c7>_<e9>_ 0-dark-thirty newton ma airport shuttle cruises mass turnpike inbound boston__<c7>_<e9>_ logan airport, snow halos pike__<c7>_<e9>_ flood lamps swirls eddies vehicles road morning, we__<c7>_<e9><U+009D>e instructed arrive 6:45 9:45 airline departure punta cana dominican republic gvw travel, lady true sun worshipper she__<c7>_<e9>_ looking forward december vacation nearly year.0645, arrive check-in, line limo driver reappears passports fallen bag limo floor open suitcase zipper, not returned not gotten ground, kudos knight__<c7>_<e9>_ airport limos 0705, checked-in tsa check holds minute navy veteran belt buckle, 2 hours cool heels, pointless waste time, read, problem aircraft gate, woman board deplanes does not return, entire aircraft deplaned baggage removed, stupid woman returns, plane reloads departs 40 minutes late, 0915. aircraft boards, ryan air b-757, airline moved rows closer usual pack-in people, rows close not room eat seatback tray, large guy seat eats carry-on sandwich bobbing head like bird pecking food, 1505 local, land punta cana, patched runway adds touch wheels slam, no apparent order control, planes sort litter ramp, bus takes terminal chaos reigns, line merged funneled large-open-sided building terminal, hundreds people no instruction direction, blank forms covered footprints written spanish litter floor, desk center churning mass people manned blank-faced men speak english, small band end room plays loud bad mariachi music hat floor donations, figure retrieve forms floor arrivee, sweating dirty complete forms balanced knees best despite not able read instructions squeeze end room hot humid atmosphere, no air conditioning temperature 90 degrees f. reach customs booths, guy wordlessly collects forms stamps passports, drag bags past mariachi band flinching high volume, directed bus going resort.1545, board bus, receive brief tourism rep. 45 minutes stop breezes hotel let couple, rep announces can__<c7>_<e9>_ secrets.__<c7> stunned silence couples booked, no explanation, ride tense silence 30 minutes, wince starving stray dogs dot dirt roadway wobbling unsteadily near death searching garbage eat, worse foreign travel seeing abused abandoned animals, hate way countries mistreat animals, finally arrive sunscape resort, 1615. refuse bus, couples angry start reaming tour guide, second guide appears begs bus explain, cluster lobby, secrets double books rooms ensure 100 occupancy, rooms secrets won__<c7>_<e9>_ available days, transplanted inferior sunscape resort, consolation given vouchers additional week secrets used year not prime season does not include air fare cab pickup punta cana, 90 minute discussion follows extra week takes edge situation women group resort violence calm, upgraded junior honeymoon suite, room nice hot tub balcony, dark slip outside unscrew light bulbs deck lady relax tub drinks, steak dinners resort restaurant walk beach minute walk room quiet well-groomed moonlight, monday 12/5/050700, reveille reveille reveille, hands hit deck, 30 minute warning going-down beach time, uniform day highly colorful swimsuits highly polished flip-flops suited-up buffet breakfast, food ok large variety, pool, beach brisk minute walk away, spend morning sunning cursing screaming running kids pool, kids grandkids booked secrets couples resort no kids, kids scream splash lady tells pipe-down, parents nearby useless, kids lower screams 2 screams/minute, 1215. lunch buffet, food ok. meet gwv rep lobby, confirms secrets overbooked fact tourists going bumped sunscape mater course, that__<c7>_<e9>_ explicit dishonesty secrets gwv, 1330. adjourn poolside, water cool refreshing screaming kids gone, 1615. room cool-down relaxing, hotel staff friendly helpful.1730, drinks lobby bar dinner resort__<c7>_<e9>_ restaurant elegant dining.__<c7> seated wine soft classical music plays, really drunk loud american couples crash dining room, sit start screaming drunken laughter stamping feet yell bring conversation dining room halt, 15 minutes lady finally says, hello, mind keeping-down noise tables applaud, ugly americans quiet start making loud nasty comments, finish dinner poor spirits.1820, drinks beach bar, quite, nice, starts, run gauntlet trinket tables room, tuesday 12/6/05.0800, pack secrets resort, breakfast, 0840. board van.1130, van arrives secrets, nice, staff gracious attentive, beautiful view pool, patio beach, sun water perfect blue, room won__<c7>_<e9>_ ready hours, drinks lobby couples bumped sunscape, grumble little edge, pool lobby filled turtles, neat-o, love turtles, swim en mass looking handouts leans pool, didn__<c7>_<e9>_ know turtles trained, turtle logo, national mascot, 1245. lunch, restaurant large pool parallels beach, quiet clean staff helpful friendly, 1345. sun patio dip pool, clean colorful, excellent, red flag flying beach, surf rough ocean swimming, 1600. sunned-out, check-in, room upgraded excellence club lady makes issue days resort, room junior suite ground level not beachside, 1730. dinner resort__<c7>_<e9>_ japanese restaurant, beef stir fry good, modest portions.1830, excellence club dinner drinks, smokers balcony seats inside, order bb, different states__<c7> version tastes like sweet rocket fuel, wham-o, shot, 1915. walk terrace stars warm humid wind blowing, feels like moon breathing lightly affectionately, reminds beach pensacola, romantic.2200, foot traffic past room noisy frequent, rooms right main passageway resort, finally quiets 2300.wednesday 12/7/05.0800, pearl harbor day arrives quietly, good buffet breakfast staff pleasant attentive, lady chats guests available advice, retired gym teachers change, 0900. poolside patio, picturesque, swim-up bar adds exotic touch, restaurants straddle long pool meanders 100 yards length following contours guest houses, island windy, suft warm rough swimming, wade thigh level knocked flat ass waves start getting sucked sea, scramble feet beach, red flag flying clearly not just color, sun beach poolside, poolside pleasant veranda small thatch cabanas palm trees, staff constantly replacing hut roofs, 1100. meet friendly couple pennsylvania, 20 guests european, 50- 60-ish german men wearing steel-rimmed glasses looking just like late gert frobe appear accompanied granddaughters sleek beautifully dressed tiny bikinis don__<c7>_<e9>_ think granddaughters, just bikini bottoms, middle-aged man smilingly speaks german young companion lingeringly enthusiastically rubs massage oil quite prominent breasts stunned american men stand rooted speechless nearby, sophisticated european thing, no kids, 1610. sunned, room shower change, drinks excellence club, concierge ruben professional accommodating personable, waiter brings cosmos la city__<c7>, gigantic martini glasses rims nearly foot diameter, sobriety test, spill you__<c7>_<e9><U+009D>e, 1630. dinner resort__<c7>_<e9>_ french restaurant, excellent, quiet, not crowded early line forms early, best onion soup remember having, chose main courses lamb duck, excellent small portions, finished soup, fine canolli desert, good red wine good service, nice experience, leave wait hour, 1800. walk stars, warm wild wind possibilities caresses, stars shine, surf roars distance, perfect.thursday 12/8/05.0820, good breakfast buffet, real improvement sunscape__<c7>_<e9>_ food, no yelling kids, 0850. wander grounds, outdoor pond turtles flamingos wade ducks swim, chickens turkeys peacocks strut, rooster crows prances, like, walk trinket shops massage shop, swedish massage 80 tip, masseuse apparently bulgarian weight-lifter hands crush bricks, yelp pain ask gentle treatment, relaxing experience, 0920. shower dress pool plaza, lady meets couple conversation ensues, cloudy today pool attended, red flag, waves huge 1300, good buffet lunch.1400, dip pool, wade pool bar, seats ceramic stools submerged pool facing bar, rum coke miami vice lady, wade, sun.1420, couple arrives, lies lounger removes displaying pointed mammary handiwork european cosmetic surgeon, breasts look like hubcaps 7 desoto just appealing, partner pulls-down bikini slowly spreads sunscreen naked body, presumably superior public european sophistication, nearby couples ignore, 1545. join couple poolside jacuzzi.1620, room shower relaxing.1830, resort__<c7>_<e9>_ mexican restaurant turned away wearing shorts, stroll seafood restaurant, order tuna instead lamb chops, lady orders lobster steak, food arrives lady takes bite lobster grimaces, says tastes like rancid butter.__<c7> chops ok small, salad bar good, steak ok small portion, 1930. walk lobby small casino, slots eat gambled dollars, manage spill drink shirtfront, sophisticated, clean men__<c7>_<e9>_ room, leave casino walk stars wonderful warm humid wind whipping hair clothing, i__<c7>_<e9><U+009D>e thought happen wind.__<c7> surf roars, stroll vendors__<c7> tables, lady wants crystal-like necklace earrings, buy painted epoxy mask vendor says queen dominica columbus arrived 1494. vendor wants 160 lady gets price 42, trinkets hand return room.friday 12/9/05.0810, breakfast beach check surf, hot today, sun duck cabana, pool cool, paddle raft pool bar, sun, lady trades resort notes couple cabana, decide try beach, red flag flying water rough, decide wade water sewage, water filthy garbage, beat hasty retreat shore shower stall notice trash beach, bummer, 1240. lunch patio custom pizza beer, good.1310, sun reading, definitely catching-up trade journals science fiction, pool cool glide floaters, relaxing pleasant, drinks pool bar, sun reading.1800, showering lobby drink turtles, pictures chicks peacocks flamingos, neat 1845, dinner mexican restaurant, enchiladas good beef medallions taste like old liver, wine good, atmosphere quiet relaxing.1935, new friends excellence club room quiet private evening.saturday 12/10/05.0800, picture sunrise, lazy breakfast eggs bacon hash browns fresh fruit coffee juice.0840, patio poolside sun, really hot close 100 degrees sun.we dip pool refresh, 0930. stroll beach groomed sort tilling machine, walk surf red flag flying cut foot sharp sand, beach tiller missed junk, walk hotel staff explains pleasure boats going beach routinely dump garbage overboard way port, crud washes-up beach, need coast guard, strange, haven__<c7>_<e9>_ seen problem reported sierra club greenpeace, guess they__<c7>_<e9><c8>e busy trying stop cape cod windmill farm blocking views contributors__<c7> mansions martha__<c7>_<e9>_ vineyard nantucket, 1215. lunch restaurant pool, good burger barbequed ribs, do-it-yourself desert ice cream bar, tasty 1310, pool patio, sun quiet, robertson r44 sight-seeing helicopters make passes beach day, looks like great fun, wish cessna 150, view afford 1500, receive official voucher compensatory week secrets 2006, 1730. drinks excellence club, unsurpassed gracious service excellence club needs applauded, unsurpassed gracious service excellence club needs applauded, efforts ruben leyva daniel osorio elvira gli gorica petkoska emilio huhn need recognized.1830, dinner beef steak restaurant, resort restaurants dark point obscuration, barely companion__<c7>_<e9>_ face food, privacy european men talking indistinct silhouette stab dark shapes food, plate, place isn__<c7>_<e9>_ called no reason, steak, excellent nonetheless, number women informed staff provides companionship desire, certainly adds new wrinkle category qualifications.__<c7> br/ sunday 12/11/05.0600, morning secrets, lady drags outside possible hit photons despite today__<c7>_<e9>_ clouds, sun emerges hour later.1000, pack return trip.1130, van picks lobby trip airport.1300, airport just remember, horribly crowded no ventilation no help paperwork, crying babies adults near tears, no toilets available passing customs emigration, long lines slowly shuffle forward official booths dragging baggage baby carriages, no direction instruction, people clutch forms no idea required booths, lady fill__<c7>_<U+0090>_ut forms did arrival reaching booth official receipts stubs arrival plus passports, 1325. passed long immobile line moving security, 1350. reach security waved bored guard, navy belt doesn__<c7>_<e9>_ second glance, pass rooms air-conditioned departure lounge, cool air feels wonderful clothes sweated begin dry.1430, announcement flight delayed, tv display indicates flight doesn__<c7>_<e9>_ exist troubling.1450, delay.1530, delay, departure lounge like big bus station no apparent order, people casually display personal hygiene procedures really didn__<c7>_<e9>_ want know, 1600. rumor aircraft flight.1610, queue terminal departure door, pass door walk bit board bus aircraft, light rain begins fall.1615, just arrival ramp looks like used car lot cars airplanes.1620, board aircraft, brought down.1650, depart dominica, 2055 local time, arrive boston, customs smooth easy, feels good states good travel memories,