Miko said:
maybe Escott should be living in a retirement home if a 15 minutes walk is so bad that it means buying a car. Then again, Cabarete is more of a younger, in shape crowd town than Sosua.
Nyfamily: yes most people walk to town and after sundown, just cab back for about 120-150 pesos.
Well I like to get around a bit. You want to make this personal and it is not. I do have a car. Just yesterday I was in Cabrera. I went to visit Shad from this message board and for anyone interested he moved to his farm and has no internet and his phone isn't working in case you were worried about him. Last week I was in Puerto Plata and I will be in Santo Domingo withing a week. Have you ever been to Jarabacoa, Constanza, Pedenales, Baharona, Monti Christi, La Romana, Juan Dolio, Moca, Santiago, Luperon, Navarete, Mao, La Vega, Boca Chica? See, these are just some of the real nice places that you can visit with breathtaking views, different eco systems and loads of great things to see if YOU had a car.
They wont even rip you off like you get ripped off in Cabarete and you will see something other than OTHER "tourists on a cheap budget" which Cabarete is full of. Don't misunderstand me, I like living near a beach and that is why I am living there now but I like to see other things that are available in this beautiful country.
It sometimes rains 7 days a week here in the DR and has rained for almost 30 days in a row. Try walking those 15 minutes from the Supermarket on the highway with bags and rain. That isn't even the nicer supermarket around. I don't want to be YOU without a car.
Personally I don't care for Cabarete. With the exception of 3 restaurants that I frequent for real good food I don't waste my time nor my money. Let me compare Sosua which is the next town closer to the Airport. Rockys water is 15 Pesos. Jose O'Shays is 50 Pesos. If they give 29 pesos for a dollar in Sosua they give 27-27.50 in Cabarete. Beer in many restaurants and bars in Sosua is 40 Pesos, Cabarete 90 to 110 Pesos and this is for the same beer.
Cabarete town can't be driven through when the town is busy. I have gotten out of my car and had a cell phone conversation waiting for two buses to pass each other. Getting through Cabarete is like running the Gauntlet.
Nanny Estates is an older complex. Some of the apartments/condos haven't been touched in years. For many years the beach and beyond was eaten away by the surf. They went to extreme pain to stop it and they don't know if it IS stopped yet. They tried about 4 times that I know of. Time will tell. The only thing it is convienent to is a Whore House which isn't really a bad thing. Walk to the road turn right and you have a big Whore House right there with 50 plus women, booze and dancing.
Hey, I am in SHAPE! Round is a shape btw
Enjoy Nanny Estates if that is your cup of tea. Don't make it like it is convienent because it isn't unless you want the whores of course. I failed to mention there is yet another whore house 100 meters to your Left towards Cabarete also for you pleasure.
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