Departure

After 7 days in paradise , the time came to say goodbye to:

the ocean
the luxurious sand
the swim up bar
the 30 above weather
the not so great food
mai-tai's

And we headed back to Canada to be welcomed by -30 weather, with a windchill that made it feel like -45. EEK

Here's Heidi, Cara and I before leaving our resort.

The Dark Side

On our way to Scuba Dive we had to drive through Punta Cana & Romana... and We decided that these pics should be titled the "dark side" ...with the MAJOR pollution, really unlike ANYTHING I have ever seen before, to the poor terrible buildings.

Ya know , the funny thing is...the houses are total crap, there is very few that are even decent...but everyone is still wearing nice jeans, with belts and all the accessories. It makes you wonder....

Scuba Diving

I really wanted to try scuba diving while we were on Vacay. And I got to do just that!! It was SO worth it, and we saw so many different kinds of fish and coral. It was really beautiful. I am getting a copy of the video and will post it once I receive it.

Scuba Diving was so much more than just that. We got to see the beautiful Caribbean sea and swim in it, we got to see a cruise ship (which I've never seen before), and just to see things you wouldn't normally see.

It was well worth the adventure.

You can have it, and eat it too!!

Cara and I spent a lot of time together on this trip. Our husbands (well my husband, and her fiancee--they get marriend in August) got along so well, and we did too.

Here she is, proving that you can have your cake and eat it too!!

Wedding Day

Heidi & Derek Emperingham. These photos were taken by the photographer they hired for the day. He did an awesome job, I really liked some of the poses he chose!! It was a wonderful day!!

Party Boat

On Friday the group of us rented a party boat! It was such a blast. We got to snorkel, listen to music & dance on the boat, & head out to an area mid-ocean that was only waist deep !! It was so fun!!

Here are some pics from the day!

Dominican

Some pics of our hotel room. A pic of Heidi and her mom. And a pic of the swim up bar, it was pretty neat. I had never experienced a swim up bar before.