First I'll let everyone know how awesome Scott was on our first and only encounter. Very hospitable, and man does he know where to get the best steak dinner EVER!! and I did manage to eat it all. So, my holiday for the first 2 days was amazing, then all hell broke loose with the friend. I came home from hell. The nite Julie and I met Scott, we had an interesting detour on the way to Cabarete, via a "pit stop" to one of his condos. It was dark, and we had to climb on the roof to get in, but the property was nice from what I could see in the dark, and when its all revovated, it will be beautiful. From there we went to a retaurant for dinner, and the steak was amazing, and I have never seen one the size that I was served. I'm glad I could manage to eat it all. We went out dancing and Scott I can vouch for is a good dancer, and we had some laughs at the old man with the 2 hookers. But the night came to an end too soon. The nightmare started when Julie decided to take my life into her hands by hooking up with a local and doing illegal crap. I managed to get back to my room and what she did the rest of the nite, I dont know and I dont care. It didnt get any better by Wed as she had met someone else at the resort, and we have a rule of no men in our room. Well, she broke it, of course. I spent the rest of the week alone, but then I should have forseen that as I'm not a big drinker, and I am into seeing the country where she likes to be at the pool bar. And then by Friday I came down with a chest cold from the cold air blowing on me and the smoking in the room. Lucky for Julie, she came home with a parasite. And I have no sympathy, as my trip was not a happy one.
For the past year that I've been reading the posts, I have learned a lot, and I'm grateful, as I did see "my friend" and I knew that within the first 10 mins of talking, he was wanting money. He started out with how are the kids, and my life, yadda yadda yadda, "Ihave problems" Then next was How much money did you bring? Well I had made my decision that I wasnt paying for anything this time round, and I didn't. I went back to my hotel, and I have never heard from him again, and I'm not upset, he is a sanky, and I know that now, and I am happy that I atleast got to see that in person. I dont have to wonder anymore, and I had a ton of questions, and I didnt have to ask one. He answered it all by himself. So, the next time I head down to the beautiful Dominican Republic, my children will be with me, as they deserve to see the country and appreciate all the beauty that I see each time I"m there.
My only regrets are that I did not get to meet everyone I had planned on, as I ended up sick, but I did get the pleasure of spending some time with Scott, and that makes up for the hell Julie put me through. And, our friendship is not going anywhere. There is too much of age difference, and our ideas of a holiday arent the same.
For the past year that I've been reading the posts, I have learned a lot, and I'm grateful, as I did see "my friend" and I knew that within the first 10 mins of talking, he was wanting money. He started out with how are the kids, and my life, yadda yadda yadda, "Ihave problems" Then next was How much money did you bring? Well I had made my decision that I wasnt paying for anything this time round, and I didn't. I went back to my hotel, and I have never heard from him again, and I'm not upset, he is a sanky, and I know that now, and I am happy that I atleast got to see that in person. I dont have to wonder anymore, and I had a ton of questions, and I didnt have to ask one. He answered it all by himself. So, the next time I head down to the beautiful Dominican Republic, my children will be with me, as they deserve to see the country and appreciate all the beauty that I see each time I"m there.
My only regrets are that I did not get to meet everyone I had planned on, as I ended up sick, but I did get the pleasure of spending some time with Scott, and that makes up for the hell Julie put me through. And, our friendship is not going anywhere. There is too much of age difference, and our ideas of a holiday arent the same.
