Morning here, Monday , and we are recovering from too much sun on Saturday , so sunday was a bit of a quiet day , kept under the cover, took it easy and had an early night last night - missing the show, etc.
We have had some bad news from Australia via Roz. Natalie, mother of Caitlin and m.i.law of Robert, took ill with an anuerism in the brain, went into a coma - and sadly failed to recover from it.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Cailin and Rob, and their respective families.
Natalie, dear friend , Rest in Peace.
Monday, 13 October 2008
Sunday, 12 October 2008
SUNDAY AND MORE PICS, AN ASSORTMENT
Just a selection from the hotel, the crew, management team
, gardener, Guy and Dannielle from Ottawa, ann and carol Anne, three birde in one photo, monkey business, etc.
, gardener, Guy and Dannielle from Ottawa, ann and carol Anne, three birde in one photo, monkey business, etc.
So , the earth moved for some of the girls !!!
Busy day in the sun yesterday, between swimming , aerobics, vollyball in the pool , and to cap it all, got sunburnt, so feeling a bit tender.
Big panic in the pool when I lost the centre of my masonic swivel ring - so we stopped the game and everyone searched , and found the missing bit - very well done.
P.M. there was a really funny set of water olympics in the pool and loads of folks joined in , this is one feature here, everyone mixes and integrates well, irrespective of age,or nationality.
The poker school was on again , so as runner up I won a T shirt (small) which obviously had to be changed later as I have not lost that much weight.
last night we went to the Jade restaurant, the Chinese within the complex, place is beautiful, presentation of the tables and food first class, unfortunately I did not really like the chicken satay, but that was my tase - but the banana fritters were great.
During the day there was another wedding on site but we missed it, saw the couple wandering about with the photographer, but that was all.
Beach party with bonfire and fireworks late on but again , being in the a la carte restaurant we missed the action , but later had music and drinks by the pool with a larger group. I am not sure how the animation staff keep going , they are on site from 8.30 a.m. till 12 m.n. and some nights take the guests off to the casino or the Coco loco club in the complex next door, they do well.
During the night, the heavans apparantly opened up, thunder, lightening, tons of water, so most of the ladies were comparing notes at breakfast - personally , I heard a little, but that was it!!!
Rotation of guests to with a lot heading out, our other Canadians, Guy and Dannielle are away back to Ottowa, to the cold weather, and her business with a beauty parlour. ( abd hopefully to learn how to judge sushi competitions without being biased !!!)
Carol Anne off on her own for a days horse riding , Dennis is afraid that he will not be able to keep up with the pace so he is going to keep me company , under ther shade.
Mrs. B. still coughing - so she is not having as good a time as expected.
Hopefully more photos later on today whe n i get a wee shot of Dennis´s laptop.
Big panic in the pool when I lost the centre of my masonic swivel ring - so we stopped the game and everyone searched , and found the missing bit - very well done.
P.M. there was a really funny set of water olympics in the pool and loads of folks joined in , this is one feature here, everyone mixes and integrates well, irrespective of age,or nationality.
The poker school was on again , so as runner up I won a T shirt (small) which obviously had to be changed later as I have not lost that much weight.
last night we went to the Jade restaurant, the Chinese within the complex, place is beautiful, presentation of the tables and food first class, unfortunately I did not really like the chicken satay, but that was my tase - but the banana fritters were great.
During the day there was another wedding on site but we missed it, saw the couple wandering about with the photographer, but that was all.
Beach party with bonfire and fireworks late on but again , being in the a la carte restaurant we missed the action , but later had music and drinks by the pool with a larger group. I am not sure how the animation staff keep going , they are on site from 8.30 a.m. till 12 m.n. and some nights take the guests off to the casino or the Coco loco club in the complex next door, they do well.
During the night, the heavans apparantly opened up, thunder, lightening, tons of water, so most of the ladies were comparing notes at breakfast - personally , I heard a little, but that was it!!!
Rotation of guests to with a lot heading out, our other Canadians, Guy and Dannielle are away back to Ottowa, to the cold weather, and her business with a beauty parlour. ( abd hopefully to learn how to judge sushi competitions without being biased !!!)
Carol Anne off on her own for a days horse riding , Dennis is afraid that he will not be able to keep up with the pace so he is going to keep me company , under ther shade.
Mrs. B. still coughing - so she is not having as good a time as expected.
Hopefully more photos later on today whe n i get a wee shot of Dennis´s laptop.
Saturday, 11 October 2008
Late edition of "The Good Food Guide" - Dominican
Here I am running well behind schedule following last nights escapades !! Ended up being last away from the pool bar, sitting under an umbrella in the rain , which eventually cleard to give us a "braw, bricht, moonlict nicht", this caused us to sllep in by an hour this morning.
Anyway , last night after watching CSI on the TV in the room we headed back to the Pescador Seafood Restaurant, Blue Bay, Dorado, where having been formally greeted and seated by the head waiter, Frances, were presented with a special menue for the evening . We had ,
Appetisors - mussels done in oil and garlic : Starter . prawn salad with a fan of peppers and wallnuts: Soup - pumpkin and corriander: Sorbet - mint , to clear the palate . : Main - steak with prawns ( surf and turf) with carrots, potatoes, brocolli, cauliflower, etc - accompanied with a side platter of mussels in tomato sauce: Sweet - chocolate cake with ice cream : Coffee and Ameretto . Washed down with red wine and champagne.
Realistically it would have been hrd to find fault with the meal, but I did prever teh mussels in garlic to the mussels with tomato sauce - excellent, no rush , just very pleasant with Frances being attentive but respectful. And with a personalised menu .
We had intermittent heavy rain showers most of the late afternoon and evening , but this did not stop the entertainment, etc.
There was a dance troup on stage with fire eaters, nubile young ladies, Aztec type sacrifices (show style), which was pretty good, and a great band played on till the bewitching hour.
Today - the sun is shining , so we expect another 31 C session.
Have just managed a shorter swim than usual, but from the pool was watching the "Predators" cirling, looking for their prey , and one chap spotted a couple, headed of and intercepted them while the second was not paying attention , then the second realised what was happening , his head came up and he was off at the toot to join in the hunt. However - the "prey" were too smart for them and managed to escape.
Mrs. B. still suffering from the cold, etc, which is not good - but what can she do.
Off now, things to do , places to go and people to see - as they say.
Anyway , last night after watching CSI on the TV in the room we headed back to the Pescador Seafood Restaurant, Blue Bay, Dorado, where having been formally greeted and seated by the head waiter, Frances, were presented with a special menue for the evening . We had ,
Appetisors - mussels done in oil and garlic : Starter . prawn salad with a fan of peppers and wallnuts: Soup - pumpkin and corriander: Sorbet - mint , to clear the palate . : Main - steak with prawns ( surf and turf) with carrots, potatoes, brocolli, cauliflower, etc - accompanied with a side platter of mussels in tomato sauce: Sweet - chocolate cake with ice cream : Coffee and Ameretto . Washed down with red wine and champagne.
Realistically it would have been hrd to find fault with the meal, but I did prever teh mussels in garlic to the mussels with tomato sauce - excellent, no rush , just very pleasant with Frances being attentive but respectful. And with a personalised menu .
We had intermittent heavy rain showers most of the late afternoon and evening , but this did not stop the entertainment, etc.
There was a dance troup on stage with fire eaters, nubile young ladies, Aztec type sacrifices (show style), which was pretty good, and a great band played on till the bewitching hour.
Today - the sun is shining , so we expect another 31 C session.
Have just managed a shorter swim than usual, but from the pool was watching the "Predators" cirling, looking for their prey , and one chap spotted a couple, headed of and intercepted them while the second was not paying attention , then the second realised what was happening , his head came up and he was off at the toot to join in the hunt. However - the "prey" were too smart for them and managed to escape.
Mrs. B. still suffering from the cold, etc, which is not good - but what can she do.
Off now, things to do , places to go and people to see - as they say.
Friday, 10 October 2008
yet more pics, friday
Here are a few more, dennis and carol anne, our greyhound friends now lving in Southern ireland, the top two barmen, the crew with the magician who did the wire walking, the Posh pool area !!!
The wee bird joined us for lunch and reminded us of bluey our absent friend RIP.
Friday , and more pics, what joy !!
Jyst a few more while I have time before i head off for another action packed day . having just spend 30 mins ploughing up and down the pool.
Ther are power boats on the bay evry day so you can go for a quick flight if you wish , the chefs were trying to copy one of the hotel chefs who had been teaching them how to make sushi, and the poolside pics are self explanatory.
Today our Time share "predators2 are out in force, hovering arounmd the pool waiting for the unsuspecting. They are nice if they thiunk you might "bite" but ignore you once they have had the brush off.
Cheers
An evening of high passion.!!!
For me it is morning here at Blue Bay Villas, Doradas ( have a look at their web pages) , at home , good afternoon - and with a long and late evening i did not write before bed, but hopefully the photos have made it a bit more interesting - maybe more later today when I get time.
Yesterday it was games by the pool again , but being not quite 100%, I only played bouleson the beach and tossing the horseshoes, etc. Simple little games which prove so difficult then the animation staff, who have lots of practice go and get perfect scores.
So - last night I was introduced to the General Manager, Oscar Lora, who was responding to the comments we had made about our visit to the Pescador Seafood Restaurant, and has taken them on board. It transpired that he was present when things went slighty awry, but has remidied the problem already. It appears to me that the management really do take things very seriously and all comments and suggestions are discussed fully with staff. it looks like I will be doing my usual after holiday report back to the hotel, but bearing in mind I generally operate on the principal that if you cannot say anything good about someone , do not say anything bad, and try to be constructive rather than destructive.
I was up on stage to get my Certifcates for Shuffleboard and water vollyball - plus kisses from the young lady animators, Dee Dee and Queenie.
Our excitement started with the BINGO last night , the animators, managed to get off to a bit of a bad start so the rules of this particual game were not quite clear, so initially there was a bit of confusion ' Then there were prizes, so it got very serious - same at home, with feeling running high as the rules were changed - to try and save time - BUT you just cannot do that especially when there were some excellent trips, massages,meals, etc being given to the winners. Our friend Carol ann was co winner in the sudden death bingo (last game) so they gave her a T shirt and the man a day out on the quad bikes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After mild debate this was resolved and she now has a day out on a horse trip.
The magician was superb and finished with a wire balancing act and some circus stunts - he was whipping watches off folks wrists and one lady, even although she knew what was going to happen could not stop her bra disappearing !! First class.
To finish off the night one of the guests from the USA took the stage, the microphone, called his lady friend up and then got down on his knee and proposed to her - beneath the twinking skies - ever so romantic.
Perhaps Sir Chris will pay attention to this act - which had Mrs B. reaching for her hat box.
Early call this morning from Ian @ Cookie calling from the land of OZ where he has probably just escaped from Botany Bay , not sure what he was after but he sounded Ok and will call back.
Now having had my breakfast, lovely waiters, Nilson and young Alexandra, we are out in the sun again and i am off to swim and get in a fankle doing my yoga.
Npow a piece of useless information - the day that Robert Burns (our national bard) first arrived in Edinburgh, was the launch of the inaugural mail coach service from Edinburgh to london , which took 60 hours, and now i can a message all over the world in seconds.
Manyana amigos.
Yesterday it was games by the pool again , but being not quite 100%, I only played bouleson the beach and tossing the horseshoes, etc. Simple little games which prove so difficult then the animation staff, who have lots of practice go and get perfect scores.
So - last night I was introduced to the General Manager, Oscar Lora, who was responding to the comments we had made about our visit to the Pescador Seafood Restaurant, and has taken them on board. It transpired that he was present when things went slighty awry, but has remidied the problem already. It appears to me that the management really do take things very seriously and all comments and suggestions are discussed fully with staff. it looks like I will be doing my usual after holiday report back to the hotel, but bearing in mind I generally operate on the principal that if you cannot say anything good about someone , do not say anything bad, and try to be constructive rather than destructive.
I was up on stage to get my Certifcates for Shuffleboard and water vollyball - plus kisses from the young lady animators, Dee Dee and Queenie.
Our excitement started with the BINGO last night , the animators, managed to get off to a bit of a bad start so the rules of this particual game were not quite clear, so initially there was a bit of confusion ' Then there were prizes, so it got very serious - same at home, with feeling running high as the rules were changed - to try and save time - BUT you just cannot do that especially when there were some excellent trips, massages,meals, etc being given to the winners. Our friend Carol ann was co winner in the sudden death bingo (last game) so they gave her a T shirt and the man a day out on the quad bikes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After mild debate this was resolved and she now has a day out on a horse trip.
The magician was superb and finished with a wire balancing act and some circus stunts - he was whipping watches off folks wrists and one lady, even although she knew what was going to happen could not stop her bra disappearing !! First class.
To finish off the night one of the guests from the USA took the stage, the microphone, called his lady friend up and then got down on his knee and proposed to her - beneath the twinking skies - ever so romantic.
Perhaps Sir Chris will pay attention to this act - which had Mrs B. reaching for her hat box.
Early call this morning from Ian @ Cookie calling from the land of OZ where he has probably just escaped from Botany Bay , not sure what he was after but he sounded Ok and will call back.
Now having had my breakfast, lovely waiters, Nilson and young Alexandra, we are out in the sun again and i am off to swim and get in a fankle doing my yoga.
Npow a piece of useless information - the day that Robert Burns (our national bard) first arrived in Edinburgh, was the launch of the inaugural mail coach service from Edinburgh to london , which took 60 hours, and now i can a message all over the world in seconds.
Manyana amigos.
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