As far as buying a car goes,that would be one of the last things on my "To Do List".
You can get all over this rock by taxi,buses,and friends.
Yes!,It IS possible to find a reliable,safe,trustworthy,"Taxista",and at a fair price.
Someone on DR1,MAY share their "Taxista" with you.
15 years ago,I found a prince of a taxi driver.
To make a really long story short,he cam to work for me at "La Plaza de la Salud" in SD.So did his teenage daughter,now my "God Daughter.
He now does all the hospitals banking services,and his daughter,after getting her university degree,has worked up to director of patient billing.
Now,about "Boca Chica",it is a great place to sit in a bar or restaurant on the beach and just "Chill Out",which sounds like your plan.
As far as living there,you need to have a lot of "Street Smarts",and a very big,"Live and Let Live" philosophy.
About Sosua!
You really need/must/have to,contact "KEN".He has lived there for many years.He will tell you the honest truth about living there.His condo,with pool,is on a beautiful street.You WILL, want to move in there!
AND,you will get "EDDY" for free! He is the very "unofficial" Mayor of Sosua!
Again,years of running a business,and the "King Of Chill".
I have spent many many days in Boca Chica,but I was much younger then,I drank then,and the selection of pretty "Dominicanas,and now many "Haitianas" was "Never Ending"!
Since you are a couple,you can just sit back and enjoy the show,especially at night.
Then again,you are "British",so you may want to join the "Fiesta.
PS,I don't find ANYTHING you have posted to be arrogant!
I TOO accept the apology you recieved.NOT his usual style.Maybe that,s why I quit drinking!
I will make a exception to have a beer with you.A "Presidente","Bien Fria",en "Vestido de Novia",con "Clamato"
That's really all the "Spanish" you neeed to learn to live here!
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