Corona,
Lived in Samana for 12 years. All the time on our sailboat anchored in harbor. I worked for Hotel Grand Bahia and did a number of other things. When we decided we had enough of boat life, we sold some waterfront land we had purchased near Samana when we first arrived in 1986. No money to build a house on the land. For a variety of reasons, Samana has lagged behind the other tourist areas in development. So no suitable housing to purchase, doctors ok for emergencies and common ailments--but necessary to go to Santo Domingo or San Francisco de Macoris for everything else, grocery shopping, etc. opportunities marginal (although better now), and little social/cultural interaction with similar people, very little for my wife to do during the day.
We were familiar with Sosua and knew it offered more, so we decided to check it out. We found a condo we liked very much that was in our price range, and which is far better than anything we could have hoped for in US on our limited income.
We have found everything we were looking for here and, though we like Samana very much, are pleased we made the change. This is a good area for us.
Ken