Douglas and I are planning to come to the DR in late February(our plans have changed from early Feb to late)and stay for 2 or 3 weeks. Our plans are to trip around the island the whole time, staying for a day here and there. We believe we are going to go by bus instead of renting a bike or car, so as we are not responsible for the method of trans. and the we know the bus system is great! We have travelled by both ways (motorclycle and car)before, just not extensively as we plan to this time around. We would appreaciate some suggestions for this time around because we have not travelled the whole island. What we do have a problem with is baggage, we realize we will have to travell light, but think we do need more than we can comfortably carry. We just don't know how warm of clothing we'll need for the mountains? We also need to know if the bus goes to all parts of the island and if the frequency is relatively the same all over? Does anyone have any suggestions of what is a must see, also is there any areas we need to be aware of anything out of the ordinary? We are planning to use CC and debit card, so as to not have to carry a lot of cash. Does anyone forsee any troubles with this, and if so what? Do you think it would be a good idea to carry passports or leave them back at our home base? Another question is, if we get on the bus in Santo Domingo, headed for PP, can we get off at different stops and check out the area, maybe for few hours or maybe for a day or so, and then get back on the bus with the ticket and will it still be good? If we decide to go into Haiti (for this, if we decide to, we realize passports will have to be taken, we just have'nt quite decided if we will venture into Haiti for sure)is there a better place than another for border crossing? Does anyone have a preference for one or the other bus companies and why?(Metro or Caribe)Is one substantially cheaper, or is one better equipped or more comfortable? We both Thank You very much for any insight and information anyone can help us with!