What is it that this island holds over us???? I am always asked 'Why do you not go some place else?' and every year I plan on going some place different, and if I did not have a friend(s) that lived there (whom I keep promising to visit), maybe I would. But I never complain about going. Only complaint is when I visit in the off season and have three plus layovers and pay mucho dinero. The only thing is since this is now a second home for me it no longer feels like a vacation. I feel I am doing as much running visiting as I do here at home.
There are days that I can actually smell the Dominican air. I went to New York for the Merengue festival in Central Park. It was more of a Dominican festival, except no Dominican food or drink, bummer. It was fun at first then actually became somewhat depressing. There is nothing else like it, and nothing takes its place. THen again how would I know I have not been anyplace else in el Mar Carib. It just keeps calling to me, and I have not left Puerto Plata but twice, and that was just to Santiago. This Christmas will be number seven since 1996. I hope this New Years proves to be more exciting then 2000. Again the question is, "what is it?" besides the obvious. Maybe it is the fantasy!!!!
and loving it!!!