The Roth Wedding in Punta Cana - Day 3

DAY 3: Friday November 7, 2008

Today was a fun jam-packed day. I had to wake up kind of early today to go horseback riding on the beach! I have always wanted to ride a horse on the beach, so this has now been checked-off on my bucket list of things to do before I die! It was about a 45 minute drive to the ranch. On this drive, you get to see how the "real world" is of Punta Cana. It's a 3rd world country, but I think it is a thriving 3rd world country. There was a lot of construction going on, it didn't look too bad. But once you got out of the towns you see how the natives really live. In shacks, tin shacks (now remember it was like 80 some degrees, plus humidity, so can you imagine living in a tin shack with that heat?) It really makes you aware of what you take for granted every day of your life.

Back to my horseback riding adventure....

My horses name was "Negro". He was a nice horse, and once we got down to the beach and to the water, all he wanted to do was just run and catch the waves! I got pretty wet! I just enjoyed this whole adventure, I hope to do it again soon!

For some reason, my pictures went out of order again. So, I will give you some captions for the pictures.

The beach that we went horseback riding on. It was beautiful, but a lot of trash was on it.

The view from the ranch. Believe it or not, the inland of Punta Cana is very mountainous.

Another view of Punta Cana from the ranch.

Scott and Kristin

The picture below should not be located here right now, but here is a picture of some of us having dinner tonight. It was very yummy. It was Devan's birthday today (the girl there at the end in the front with the short hair), so we had asked if they could bring out a dessert with a candle in it. They did, and even sang Happy Birthday to her in Spanish! She was so surprised!

Later on in the day, the Bridal Party (and their dates), were invited to go on a private party boat for a rehearsal luncheon cruise and also to go snorkeling. I had never been snorkeling before either, and this was kind of scary to me. I had many thoughts going through my mind. Are there sharks? Will I suffocate b/c I don't know how to breathe out of this mask. It was scary at first, but you kind of get the hang of it. I didn't see too many different kinds of fish and coral, probably b/c my mask kept filling up with water and then it fogged up, and then I would suck in large amounts of sea water, but it was fun to do. Snorkeling was not one of my bucket-list items though.

After we had gone snorkeling they had served us a yummy lunch, shish-kabobs and french fries, as they took us to this one point on the island. They let us swim around in the water some more. A few chicken fights went on, and a few swimming races happened too.

After we got off the boat, we went directly to the gardens for the wedding rehearsal. Then off to dinner!

The future Mr and Mrs Roth

Scott, Kristin and Kristin's parents

Chillin' out on the top deck of the boat

The top deck of the boat

Wedding pictures are next. Stay tuned for them!

The Roth Wedding in Punta Cana - Days 1 & 2

Ahhhh......Paradise....

I can't believe that this vacation is over already. It was one of the most enjoyable ones that I have had in a long time. It was spent with good friends, terrific weather, friendly workers at the resort, and of course a beautiful wedding.

I am going to do several posts of this vacation since a lot of pictures were taken. There are a lot more to see on my myspace page too!

DAY 1: Wednesday November 5, 2008

Today I arrived in Paradise. I have never seen anything so beautiful. The weather is very hot and humid (completely shocking when you get off the plane)! When I checked-in they told me that my room was not ready yet for another 30 minutes. No prob! I walked around the resort and took some pictures. Palm trees here, palm trees there....white sand, blue water. Why can't New Jersey look like this?

As soon as I checked into my room I had to get ready to meet Kristin and Scott and a few other couples who were there already for dinner. We ate in a Mediterranean restaurant called Passion. Everything here was all inclusive (which is the best thing in the whole wide world), so I had all of the drinks I wanted, and I could eat as many meals that my stomach could hold...but remember, I needed to fit into a bridesmaids dress....bummer! So, I got a nice salad, had salmon as my meal, and then dessert came.....wow....

After dinner, all of us had gone and walked around a little bit more. There was plenty of seating so we got comfy and enjoyed each others company. We drank, laughed, and played a few games of "Catch a Phrase" What a fun time I had! I was pooped with traveling, and being up since 3 AM (plus it was 1 hour ahead there than it was here), so I headed back to my room for some Zzz's.

DAY 2: Thursday November 6th, 2008

I see that my pictures are all scrambled up for today, sorry! It was just amazing to wake-up to warm, sunny days! I got up, got myself all cleaned up, and put on my bathing suit.....I was going to the beach! Already at 8:00 AM the sun was HOT, and the air was very humid. I spent about 3 hours on the beach, then a few of the others finally woke-up and I joined them at the pool. This was my favorite thing about the pool...the bar that you can swim up to! haha! Most of my day was spent there with everyone, relaxing it up!

That night I had gone out to dinner with a group of people for some Sushi. Ahhhh, some of the best sushi I have ever had. We had met the rest of the people that arrived today at the Lobby bar for some drinks, and then later on we enjoyed a show called "Fire Desire". It was a big dance party on the beach, and then some guys came out and were twirling fire and blowing fire out of their mouths. Hot!

Where is Gary you ask? Well, unfortunately his passport went missing and he didn't realize it until 3 AM when we were about to leave. So he had to get an emergency passport and he arrived on Friday afternoon. It was a little scary traveling by myself, but luckily I new some people on the plane, and people when I got there, so it wasn't that bad.

Stay tuned for the wedding pictures!

VACATION!

On Wednesday morning, Gary and I are leaving for Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) for a nice vacation, and.......to see our friends Kristin and Scott get married! Can't wait to show you the pictures when we return! Pray for good weather though.....Gary checked the weather for there this morning and they are calling for thunderstorms the whole time! Noooooooo! Can't wait to show you the pictures when we return! And....I will also be able to show you my "secret" album that I have been working on! (I really have been scrapbooking!)

See you when I return next week! :)