August 2, Saturday, Excellence, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

We had our usual breakfast buffet and head for the cascade pool.  This is our pool of choice.  We spend the morning floating and try the drink in the coconut, the coco loco.  For lunch Lois goes to the sports bar for a sandwich and fruit cup, while the others go for buffet.  Lois heads for the beach after lunch, has her chair, drink and kindle all set up and is all settled in for the afternoon when she notices the cabana boys collecting the cushions and chairs.  Next the lifeguard is blowing his whistle and motioning for all to leave the water and beach area.  Then the rain starts and the wind.  It was a drenching rain but didn't last long.  So it is back to the pool for Lois, Chuck and Brian.

We meet at our usual location before dinner and head to Toscana for Italian cuisine.  Laurie had good rosemary chicken.  Brian had breaded steak and , not impressed so ordered the We had a lovely dinner and the waiter was very attentive.  We catch the Michael Jackson Show, again it was all canned music, but Michael did a great job of dancing.

Brian, Chuck and Lois go to the Alegria to "laugh and dance" the night away.  Really we went there to complete our goal of drinking at all 10 bars and eating at all 10 restaurants.  We did not close the place down, but we did open the place up!

Drink of the Day:  Excellence Island: Pineapple juice, Orange juice, rum, blue curaçao and triple sec liquor