Last Day in Paradise

On our final full day in Punta Cana, we had a leisurely morning, then headed off to tour the ecological center at around 10. We saw huts full of worms and beehives taken from the homes of Julio Iglesias and Oscar de la Renta. They have a lot of bees. The eco center is doing lots of interesting things to make Punta Cana eco friendly, and even enlisting the help of students from Harvard to get fresh, new ideas.

After that we had some lunch at La Cana clubhouse, and I became the mayor of Punta Cana on Foursquare. Then, a Segway tour! I was a Segway virgin until this, and now I know what all the fuss is about! It was madly entertaining. It was like being a robot, or being in a video game. I wish I had a Segway in New York. I would ride it everywhere, weather permitting. I'd find a way to attend all meetings via Central Park and zip to work like a Roomba.

After that, I had an oriental scalp massage at the Six Senses Spa, which I would highly recommend. I had my head rubbed, scratched, squeezed and knocked upon. I can only see the color orange now (false), but I enjoyed it.

Following the spa, we had passion fruit caipirinhas in the tepid tub (regrettably not at all hot) and then dressed for dinner at Playa Blanca, which was an all-out Dominican Party! Traditional food, fresh coconuts spiked with rum, and silly hats abounded. From there, we headed to the birthday party of one of our hosts. It was insanity -- not the birthday, but the number of jello shots we had!

We went back to someone's villa to party some more after that, and found that the hotel had drawn each of us lovely, candlelit baths. Mine was decked in flower petals.

Sadly, Morrie was gone.

Anyhow, tomorrow is the flight home. What a wonderful trip it's been.

Next up: Austin!