We landed in the Dominican safe and sound! We had a short lay over in Philly after leaving Detroit....here are us registered nurses awaiting to board...
The flight was about 4 hours from Philly (which we learned was one of the top 3 terminals for US Airways) but there was pizza waiting for us once we arrived in the Dominican! The guesthouse representatives picked us up at the airport and we piled into two buses after making it through customs. There is just under 30 people in our group and behind each bus was a small trailer to put all our luggage.
It is a complete overcast day and pouring down rain. They mentioned the country gets most of the year's rain in May but one of the representatives compared today's on and off rain to a northern blizzard. So the original plan was to drive the approx. 3 hours in land tonight straight to the guesthouse, however, that plan has already changed! The roads are mostly dirt roads as we start heading into the mountains, so instead of trying to drive on that in the rain, we stopped at a hotel called Barcelo's. It is an extremely nice hotel in the middle of a not so nice part of the city. Despite the rain, there were people outside along the streets everywhere! and if any of you have ever driven in Mexico, or most foreign countries for that matter, the drivers drive no different here in the Dominican! (Close calls and constant honking!)
The plan is to get up and out of here about 5 a.m. in order to get to the guesthouse by 8 a.m. and beat traffic. Tomorrow is the Dominican Republic's presidential election. Originally, they didn't want us driving on the roads on this particular day, but now the plan is to get up early enough to beat any potential friction that could bring with it. Tomorrow is a big day of orientation to the guesthouse, reoganize all of our supplies and donations, and get set for the week ahead! Hope for a little less rain and safe travels along these roads! For tonight we will enjoy air conditioning and a shower! Good night to all...
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