ok this has always bothered me, because i know i am good with maps and directions, and seldom get lost. I looked up some older posts about the airport and various directions to and from..especially the one a few years ago to Puerto platta.. and which path was the best. Through moca and up north and then west to sosua or, through santiago and north to PP and then east to Sosua...
And i have figured that the airport MUST be in between rte 14 and rte 1
...come out of the airport looking at the parking lot and you are facing SOUTH.... go south on the main road there and you hit rte 1..turn right and you are going into santiago...turn left and you are heading towards La Vega. But if you make a direct left from the aiport parking lots, you head east. At the first road turn left and you are heading north and eventually come to rte 14!!! turn left and you are heading to santiago!!!, turn right and you are heading towards Moca!!!...I have taken it a half dozen times aleady.... and every map was always showing the "airport" NORTH of route 14!!!!!!!... that drove me crazy thinking how can i come to route 14 and turn right to go to Moca if I was coming from the north!!!!!!!!! crazy.......man I feel much better now.....can anyone verify that info.....or better yet come up with a map showing the STI airport exactly where it really is?........
now on to the next question.....traffic considered( trucks especially) is it faster still to go to Sosua Via the Moca-San Victor- Jamao al Norte route??????
even with the "all's fair in love and war AND DRIVING IN THE DR" rules. ...ie pass when ever you feel the need, just make sure all other occupants have blinders on....is the mountain road that goes north out of santiago(rte 25) the best route to Sosua from the area right close to STI( thats where I stay when in the DR) or can one really save time and keep the blood pressure by taking the other route?.... thanks...bob