August 1, Friday, Excellence, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

We were up at the crack of dawn again, and still clouds on the horizon.  We walked around again and went for early breakfast and then Brian and Laurie met up with us and we ate some more.

Roberto spots us and asks about our dinner plans for the evening.  He tell us he will make a nice table for us. 

Friday is a beach day.  Great waves, but too high for Lois and she has to dive under.  Her sunglasses are probably in Cuba by now.  Chuck and Lois walk thru the surf, while Laurie and Brian rest on their chairs.  Chuck and Lois have pizza for lunch and head to handicrafts.  We string bead necklaces and hear about all the other resorts where the others have been.  It was an interesting lesson.  Chuck and Lois remain for Bingo and Chuck wins a romantic dinner for two.  Laurie and Brian are off for their horseback riding experience.  We all end up in the pool before going back to the room before dinner.  

We meet up at the Martini Bar again and go to dinner at Barcelona, Mediterranean cuisine.  As promised, Roberto had a table reserved for us.  

After dinner, we head to the Burlesque Show.  It was not a favorite, more canned music and a lot of break dancing and acrobatics.  We returned to our rooms to discover Roberto had sent a special treat.....chocolate covered grapes and a bottle of champagne in each room!!

Drink of the Day:  Tropical:  Orange juice, mango juice, rum and banana liquor.  None of us liked this drink, so we had to be creative with other options.