Ride, Drive whatever!!!!!
No, I am in Nestor Falls, On (south of Kenora) but you Manitobans keep sending your crappy weather this way !!!!!!! Joking, of course!!
You are right, there is a whole country to explore, better to do it before you settle down in one place. I never moved from POP area except brief stints in Cofresi (BTW - stop in at Chris & Madys restaurant in Cofresi - Chris is originally from Winnipeg, married to a wonderful Dominican woman and their daughter is currently in U of M) and Costambar. Travelled to Samana for a weekend getaway, went to Santo Domingo a few times for a night here and there - mostly when I had a craving for Burger King (when it was the only one on the island - now I am dating myself) and some culture. Sosua back then had way too many French Canadians living there ( oh, am I going to get flamed for that one!!) so it didn't interest me, and Cabarete was too much of a windsurfer hang-out which doesn't interest me. After reading so many of these posts, I realized how much of the island I actually didn't explore and wish I had. Oh well, back in god's country now!!
Good luck and have a few Presidentes for me next week!!
Marlie