Lissy and I have been here in the DR for two and a half days now. The resort we're in is a three star - which means that everything is pretty ok, but nothing is spectacular. Well, at least aside from the natural beauty. The resort is quite well kept, the food is pretty mediocre, bordering on bad, but there's lots off it. The drinks are all free, and also not that great, but after the first six you stop noticing. Generally, it's a pretty ok place, and it was cheap. After a few days here, though, we're starting to develop a little wanderlust, and are planning a little excursion for tomorrow. We're going to rent a car and take a little road trip to a town that's about 100km away. It sounds like a quaint little town that's not too touristy. We'll probably find some beaches or other such tropical distractions on the way, so it should be a good day.

Funny story: the day we arrived we had a little chat with the house keeper as she was finishing our room. She asked us: "Estas casadas?" To which Lissy replied (she's the spanish expert on the trip): "Si, un poquito". She thought the exchange went something like:

Housekeeper: "Are you tired?"
Lissy: "A little bit"

but Lissy mixed up casadas with cansadas, so the exchange actually went:

Housekeeper: "Are you married?"
Lissy: "A little bit"

Lissy is really taking this relationship to places that I'm not sure I'm ready to go, but I don't know how to tell her this.

It's been a little while since I blogged, but my life isn't that interesting. The only time my blog has been interesting in the slightest has been when I was traveling. Fortunately, tomorrow I'm embarking on a little vacation so the blog is back in action.

Tomorrow morning Lissy and I are heading to the Dominican Republic for 5 days of fun in the sun. We're headed to an all-inclusive place, so this will be a little less active and self-directed as my other recent travels, but hopefully in addition to consuming massive quantities of rum-based drinks out of coconut based drinking implements on the beach we'll also get to have a few adventures (renting some scooters, going diving, starting a coup in nearby Haiti, etc).

I'll keep you all posted. A few other interesting tid-bits: I'm posting this from my blackberry on the train back to NYC from Boston. I don't know if this'll work, but if you're reading this then it was probably successful. Also, recently I implemented a CAPTCHA to combat comment spam. If anyone is interedted in any herbal viagra or teen webcams you can just email me directly and I'll hook you up.

Finally, in other travel blog news my friend Annemarie is currently in Eureka, Nunavut and blogging about it. Her blog is more interesting than mine, so if you're starved for something to read online you might want check her blog out: http://www.survivorellesmere.blogspot.com/