Hola
?Como Estan?
I apoligize how long this post is but i figure the more info i give the better answer i can get.
First a quick background on me which I think is important to my question:
Canadian Gringo that has been living in Santo Domingo for the past 6 and a half months. I have what I would call survival spanish, I can get around, people can understand me, i can have interesting conversations but my grammer is far from perfect, i wont be discussing foreign trade policy in spanish any time soon, and i sometimes have to ask for people to repeat themselves. I have travelled a fair bit within the RD, driven from SD to Bayhia de los Aguilas, and know how to use the dominican public transport system of guaguas and carro publicos which i refer to as "organized chaos". Now for my question.
My father who speaks no spanish is coming down to visit me in a few weeks for 5 days (arrives thurs at 2pm and leaves tuesday at 1pm mas o menos). He wants to spend a day or 2 in SD, 2 days in a beach, and 1 day for something different (ie. the interior). For a beach he says he would like una playa tranquilla, with good snorkeling and a nice hotel. Money is not that much of a concern. So I was looking at 2 options for my time outside SD, both involve renting a car.
First is bayahibe, going to isla saona for a day, spending another day lieing on the beach and maybe take him to the national park in the east for a day.
The second is driving to Samana. Now i know its far (5 hours i am guessing) but think it would be nice to drive through the interior, be able to show him Santiago quickly which I think is beautiful. There is also a lot of differnent things to do in the Samana area and by all accounts its beautiful. One important thing i do not know is if there is any good snorkeling around Samana.
I am looking for advice on the better option, and recommendations for things to do within the two options. It should be a relaxing trip, and a little touristy but i do not want it to my too touristy if you know what i mean (ie. spend 2 or 3 days in an AI).
If you have gotten this far, than wow, I am impressed and looking forward to your suggestions.
Gracias
?Como Estan?
I apoligize how long this post is but i figure the more info i give the better answer i can get.
First a quick background on me which I think is important to my question:
Canadian Gringo that has been living in Santo Domingo for the past 6 and a half months. I have what I would call survival spanish, I can get around, people can understand me, i can have interesting conversations but my grammer is far from perfect, i wont be discussing foreign trade policy in spanish any time soon, and i sometimes have to ask for people to repeat themselves. I have travelled a fair bit within the RD, driven from SD to Bayhia de los Aguilas, and know how to use the dominican public transport system of guaguas and carro publicos which i refer to as "organized chaos". Now for my question.
My father who speaks no spanish is coming down to visit me in a few weeks for 5 days (arrives thurs at 2pm and leaves tuesday at 1pm mas o menos). He wants to spend a day or 2 in SD, 2 days in a beach, and 1 day for something different (ie. the interior). For a beach he says he would like una playa tranquilla, with good snorkeling and a nice hotel. Money is not that much of a concern. So I was looking at 2 options for my time outside SD, both involve renting a car.
First is bayahibe, going to isla saona for a day, spending another day lieing on the beach and maybe take him to the national park in the east for a day.
The second is driving to Samana. Now i know its far (5 hours i am guessing) but think it would be nice to drive through the interior, be able to show him Santiago quickly which I think is beautiful. There is also a lot of differnent things to do in the Samana area and by all accounts its beautiful. One important thing i do not know is if there is any good snorkeling around Samana.
I am looking for advice on the better option, and recommendations for things to do within the two options. It should be a relaxing trip, and a little touristy but i do not want it to my too touristy if you know what i mean (ie. spend 2 or 3 days in an AI).
If you have gotten this far, than wow, I am impressed and looking forward to your suggestions.
Gracias