We finally managed to hire an affordable car and making our way to Cabarete. We intended to stay away for two days, but I was hoping that we might add another day to our trip. We got up fairly early and while I went to the Yoga class Julia and Carlos did their school work and Sven picked up the car.
When I came home everyone was ready with breakfast and I quickly packed our backpack and off we went. Toni picked us up so that we did not have to leave our Dinghy at the Dinghy Dock for the next couple of days. It was a great feeling driving through the country side of the Dominican Republic. Everything is so green and lush and so rich in fruits and vegetables. All along the roadside to Cabarete you can see these little fruit/veggie stalls. We stopped at one to buy some Bananas and Avocadoes and I believe these were the cheapest one I have bought so far here in the DR.
We passed Puerto 
Plata as we planned to meet up with Jim there on our way back. Passing Sosua we could see the evidence of Europeans living there. Lots of Condos, different shops and the roads were good and tar sealed. We did not stop in Sosua, as I thought we can always do that on the way back, I really wanted to go to Cabarete and the Dudu Lagoon, a place that Jan and Dave had highly recommended to us. By the time we had reached Cabarete, Julia and Carlos had enough of sitting in t
he car and were constantly asking ….are we there yet We had booked ourselves into the Coconut Palm Resort, sounded great and the room rate was
suppose to be US $ 20. We found the place straight away and before we checked in we drove the little road alongside the hotel to the beach….this was the start to explore the area. At the end of the road we found the beach and a little restaurant. It looked a bit dotchy but we were hungry and so we decided to stop there for lunch. Big mistake! The restaurant was right on the beach so kind of idyllic, but we had to wait for 45 minutes for our meal. When the meal finally arrived it was terrible, the children’s burger and fries was 
uneatable and our meal would have scored the lowest mark out of ten. We were really annoyed, ate quickly and le
ft the place. We made our way back to the hotel and checked in. The Coconut Palm Resort had seen its best years in 2002/2003, but the rooms were clean, tidy and big. They were like a little apartment with a awesome few over the ocean, it also had a little kitchen in there and the most important part a hot shower and running water.
After check in we made our way into Cabarete. Wow what place, it reminded us very much of European beaches, busy with lots of people lying on s
un lounges, lots of little restaurants right on the beach, lots of kite surfer a
nd wind surfer. We thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere there; first thing we did … indulged into a yummy ice cream, what a treat! We sat on the beach licking our ice cream and watched the surfers and their effort on the water. Afterwards we drove a bit more through the country side and were actually thinking of going to the Dudu Lagoon, but had to realize that it was too far to go and so we turned around again. We went shopping to pick up some dinner and then went back to the hotel. We cooked a great meal and then enjoyed watching a family movie in bed. We were all tired and went to bed early that first night.
When I came home everyone was ready with breakfast and I quickly packed our backpack and off we went. Toni picked us up so that we did not have to leave our Dinghy at the Dinghy Dock for the next couple of days. It was a great feeling driving through the country side of the Dominican Republic. Everything is so green and lush and so rich in fruits and vegetables. All along the roadside to Cabarete you can see these little fruit/veggie stalls. We stopped at one to buy some Bananas and Avocadoes and I believe these were the cheapest one I have bought so far here in the DR.
We passed Puerto 
Plata as we planned to meet up with Jim there on our way back. Passing Sosua we could see the evidence of Europeans living there. Lots of Condos, different shops and the roads were good and tar sealed. We did not stop in Sosua, as I thought we can always do that on the way back, I really wanted to go to Cabarete and the Dudu Lagoon, a place that Jan and Dave had highly recommended to us. By the time we had reached Cabarete, Julia and Carlos had enough of sitting in t
he car and were constantly asking ….are we there yet We had booked ourselves into the Coconut Palm Resort, sounded great and the room rate was
suppose to be US $ 20. We found the place straight away and before we checked in we drove the little road alongside the hotel to the beach….this was the start to explore the area. At the end of the road we found the beach and a little restaurant. It looked a bit dotchy but we were hungry and so we decided to stop there for lunch. Big mistake! The restaurant was right on the beach so kind of idyllic, but we had to wait for 45 minutes for our meal. When the meal finally arrived it was terrible, the children’s burger and fries was 
uneatable and our meal would have scored the lowest mark out of ten. We were really annoyed, ate quickly and le
ft the place. We made our way back to the hotel and checked in. The Coconut Palm Resort had seen its best years in 2002/2003, but the rooms were clean, tidy and big. They were like a little apartment with a awesome few over the ocean, it also had a little kitchen in there and the most important part a hot shower and running water.After check in we made our way into Cabarete. Wow what place, it reminded us very much of European beaches, busy with lots of people lying on s
un lounges, lots of little restaurants right on the beach, lots of kite surfer a
nd wind surfer. We thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere there; first thing we did … indulged into a yummy ice cream, what a treat! We sat on the beach licking our ice cream and watched the surfers and their effort on the water. Afterwards we drove a bit more through the country side and were actually thinking of going to the Dudu Lagoon, but had to realize that it was too far to go and so we turned around again. We went shopping to pick up some dinner and then went back to the hotel. We cooked a great meal and then enjoyed watching a family movie in bed. We were all tired and went to bed early that first night. 
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