Dominican Republic 2019: The Resort To Ourselves

Last July we took a trip to Dominican Republic right at the end of our summer. The first few days that we were there, only a handful of people were at our resort, and it mostly felt like we had the run of the place. 

It was nice to get tons of pictures with nobody in the way. 

The girls are always tuckered out after a day of travel. 

It was breezy and beautiful. 

The girls really liked having a pool right at the beach. Evie could get filthy in the sand, and the rest of us could relax in the clean water. 

I remember this as being a truly happy moment. I felt calm, relaxed, and grateful to be there. 

We couldn't keep our beach baby away from the coconuts.

We were almost always alone in the restaurant for meals. It was nice getting to know the staff so well. They told us that we were there on the first slow week after the summer season, perfect timing!

It was a little tricky for Ben to get up 2 flights of stairs in his boot, but I enjoyed being up there. It was too rocky to use the scooter, so that stayed in the room, and he hobbled around. 

We didn't end up seeing very many crabs, so I'm glad I snapped a picture of this lil guy. 

Ben, Evie and I walked into town. It was pretty rough for Ben, so we only walked in the one time. 

Evie was charmed by the graffiti. 

I relaxed with Evie while Ben talked to people, and found a kite boarding instructor for Kara. 

They sure loved being able to order all the fancy drinks they could handle. 

This frog was quite patient with the girls looking, poking and prodding him. They decided he must be a prince waiting for his kiss. 

I also enjoyed my fair share of fancy drinks. 

Kiersten is always looking for treasures. 

Kara practiced a staff routine she learned at her TKD class. 

 It was so nice feeling like the only people there for the first part of the week, and later in the week, there weren't all that many that joined us.