Leaving England was surprisingly smooth and efficient, and likewise our entry to the Dominican Republic. The only "hitch" turned put to our benefit when the hotel we had booked in had no record of the booking when I rang to tell them of our scheduled but late arrival from New York. After retrieving the documents they realised that they had no rooms but arranged for us to stay at the Airport branch of the same chain, which not only was a higher spec but included breakfast and less distance to reach after arrival - and at the original price! This morning we embarked on the next phase of the journey - coach from Santiago to Cap Haitien using the Caribe Tours Coach Company. And a continued sense of being "watched over" (in a good way) continued. Caribe Tours has 2 stations in Santiago, and both are on the Avenida de 27 Febrero. However only one has the coach to Haiti. We picked the wrong one to start out and with my scanty Spanish and the obliging clerk's scanty English this was pointed out. However they arranged for a passing coach to take us the 5-6km to the correct location at no cost. Then tickets were bought in a dingy but English speaking office, our passports were taken - hopefully to be returned after the border crossing and we have the fascinating and not unpleasant time of people watching in temperatures of about 26c, in a sheltered if basic bus station.
Thursday 20 March 2014
Santiago de Los Cabelleros...
Santiago de Los Cabelleros...
Leaving England was surprisingly smooth and efficient, and likewise our entry to the Dominican Republic. The only "hitch" turned put to our benefit when the hotel we had booked in had no record of the booking when I rang to tell them of our scheduled but late arrival from New York. After retrieving the documents they realised that they had no rooms but arranged for us to stay at the Airport branch of the same chain, which not only was a higher spec but included breakfast and less distance to reach after arrival - and at the original price! This morning we embarked on the next phase of the journey - coach from Santiago to Cap Haitien using the Caribe Tours Coach Company. And a continued sense of being "watched over" (in a good way) continued. Caribe Tours has 2 stations in Santiago, and both are on the Avenida de 27 Febrero. However only one has the coach to Haiti. We picked the wrong one to start out and with my scanty Spanish and the obliging clerk's scanty English this was pointed out. However they arranged for a passing coach to take us the 5-6km to the correct location at no cost. Then tickets were bought in a dingy but English speaking office, our passports were taken - hopefully to be returned after the border crossing and we have the fascinating and not unpleasant time of people watching in temperatures of about 26c, in a sheltered if basic bus station.
Leaving England was surprisingly smooth and efficient, and likewise our entry to the Dominican Republic. The only "hitch" turned put to our benefit when the hotel we had booked in had no record of the booking when I rang to tell them of our scheduled but late arrival from New York. After retrieving the documents they realised that they had no rooms but arranged for us to stay at the Airport branch of the same chain, which not only was a higher spec but included breakfast and less distance to reach after arrival - and at the original price! This morning we embarked on the next phase of the journey - coach from Santiago to Cap Haitien using the Caribe Tours Coach Company. And a continued sense of being "watched over" (in a good way) continued. Caribe Tours has 2 stations in Santiago, and both are on the Avenida de 27 Febrero. However only one has the coach to Haiti. We picked the wrong one to start out and with my scanty Spanish and the obliging clerk's scanty English this was pointed out. However they arranged for a passing coach to take us the 5-6km to the correct location at no cost. Then tickets were bought in a dingy but English speaking office, our passports were taken - hopefully to be returned after the border crossing and we have the fascinating and not unpleasant time of people watching in temperatures of about 26c, in a sheltered if basic bus station.
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