Day 9 - Dominican Republic

A lizard at Altos de Chavon. He was only about 2 inches long.

Us at the past guest party last night.

Today we finally docked! We arrived in La Romana, Dominican Republic at 9 am, and were able to get off the ship shortly after that. We took a shuttle to Altos de Chavon, which is a replica of a 16^th century Caribbean city. As you’ll see from the photos, it was very pretty and full of tourist shops and restaurants. We looked around a bit, took some photos and then grabbed the shuttle to the main square of La Romana where vendors had set up booths to sell crafts and other items. Most of the wares were paintings and jewelry, neither of which really caught our attention. La Romana is primarily an industrial/factory city and it was a $60 cab ride to any of the beautiful Dominican beaches, so we headed back to the ship around noon. We spent most of the afternoon up on deck reading. We had a few runs on the waterslide – not quite as fancy as the one on our last ship, but still fun. I also got in the pool for a few minutes to cool off. After we were extra crispy from the sun, Andrew went to the cabin to hang out on the balcony and I went to the gym.

Now we’re just back from dinner. Tonight Andrew had flank steak and I had lamb chops. Both were delicious! Tomorrow we dock in Curacao, but not until after lunch so we have the morning to relax. We’ve yet to make it to any of the evening entertainment. We were planning to go to see the “Rock Star Juggler” last night, but I fell asleep so we didn’t get there. I should suggest to Carnival that scheduling evening activities that start at 9 pm is really out of the question! Something closer to 7:30, finished by 9 pm would be much more up my alley! J