Día 5

Feliz Día de las Madres! (Happy Mother's Day!) En la Dominicana, they don't celebrate Mother's Day until today. You can bet that we had quite a long but wonderful day!

We wake up around 7:30 to shower and get ready, and we're out the door and on our way to La Romana by 8:30. La Romana es la ciudad donde vive la madre de Olga (La Romana is the city where Olga's mother lives). It's about a 2 hour drive, but well worth it - this city is beautiful! There are so many colors and we're told that this is a typical Dominican city. We arrive at Olga's mother's house, but are only there for 5 minutes before Olga's son takes us to a place called the Casa de Campo. It's an all-inclusive resort about 10 minutes from the city, and it is absolutely beautiful!! It has everything from the most elegant houses, to beautiful beaches, to marinas and yachts, to even a shopping center. Francisco, Olga's son, tells us that within this resort is a city that some rich guy gave to his daughter for her quinceñera (15th birthday). Just think about that, you're turning 15 and your dad tells you that he's built a whole city for you - and this is what it looks like...

I just can't believe that this is real, I'm only used to seeing pictures like this in magazines and movies. And it's funny, Francisco said that these aren't even the most beautiful beaches in the country. He told us that the most beautiful beaches are in Punta Cana..and as luck would have it, one of the family members invited us to come stay with her this weekend! I'm so pumped, you have no idea. AND, I finally get to go diving! I could go through everything we did and saw, but I feel like a picture is worth a thousand words - and here are 9 of them. So enjoy - and there will only be more to come this weekend!

Tomorrow we get to go into surgery, and I have very high hopes for this coming week! Until then, hasta luego, y tiene un buen noche! (see you later and have a good night!)