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Old 16 Jul 22, 08:05 PM  
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Coyote in the Caribbean. The Cocktail Chronicles Complete #135 Day 14

Guess who’s back
Back again …
Wiley’s back…
Tell a friend …

Yes Dibb friends, it is I. The Wiley one.

You know how it is.

Life. It just makes you so busy all the time. Rude.

Since we last met, I changed jobs and had some time off. Then went a bit wibbly wobbly one day, fainted and hit my head .

Not recommended.

Zero stars.

Spent a bit of time after that, dazed, confused and looking like a serial bar brawler. Not the ideal look for job interviews either.

Others may say I’m dazed and confused quite a lot of the time, so they couldn’t tell much was up other than my new Potteresque scar. Very Hogwartian.

Does nothing positive for your travel insurance premiums hitting your noggin either that’s for sure.

And to my shame, when I went to add this I saw I didn’t even finish the last trippie and hadn’t even realised. I can’t even say it was amnesia. I will put that right while I’ve got some time.

And why do I have time?
Cos I’m in sunny Dominican Republic and busy doing nothing. Bliss.

We were supposed to be here early June but having avoided Rona for 2 years, tested positive a couple of days before we were due to go.

Never test positive on a double bank holiday before a weekend.

Nor when the travel industry is having a meltdown.

Trying to book a PCR test and finding someone to speak to who could help us with our booking was a nightmare as pretty much everyone was out the office having a jolly platty joobs. Not us. No sireee.

Anyway, multitudinous calls, a few strongly exchanged words at home, ahem, and voila - we re booked. And here we are.

As it’s a strictly doing nothing trip, I’ve decided to not write the usual trippie.

I will do the full lowdown for the travel bits cos we all love those, but the rest will mainly be “what Wiley ate and drank for two weeks and how much excess baggage is she taking home on herself rather than in the cases”

Links will all be in this first post

Post #16 Pre Travel Day. Let the train take the strain, There are no people at the airport and we walk far more than necessary. Birmingham Airport Bag Drop, Hilton Garden Inn, Resort World.


Post #25 Travel Day. The revenge of early bag drop. Tui-tastic time, premium is dream-ium and it’s hello Bavaro. Tui premium to Punta Cana

Post #36 Day 1 Buffets to the left of me, mini desserts to the right, here I am stuck in the middle with a cocktail or two

Post #46 Day 2 Is this a Sunrise I see before me?

Post#52 Day 3 Balcony Time helps you unwind

Post #57 Day 4 Seaweed clings, more beige food things and beach time begins

Post #67 Day 5. Sugar highs, Fusion surprise and could this be the buffet demise?

Post #72 Day 6. Grit, Bit and it’s bad dinner planning innit?

Post #80 Day 7. Mojitos and Mosquitoes. Also exploring. A bit. But not too much.

Post #88 Day 8. Easy Breezy Does it. And the curious case of when corn meets custard

Post #95 Day 9. Always that one trip day which is just a bit meh. Well. This is it.

Post #102 Day 10. Groundhog Day

Post #114 Day 11. Miami Vice is truly nice. So I will have several please.

Post #122 Day 12. Beach Life.

Post #128 Day 13. Seaweedy Seas and plenty of Palm Trees


Post #135 Day 14. All good things come to an end. Coming home.

Oh go on then, I know you love a teaser


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Old 16 Jul 22, 08:14 PM  
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Hi Amanda, good to see that you have started a trippee I’m glad you are ok, you haven’t been on here in so long that I was hoping that you were ok! Sorry to here about your head. I hope you are ok now.
Looking forward to reading along.

I hope Andy and the family are all well.

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OMG where have you been Amanda……

Glad you managed to get away.

Hope the boys are well.

I have been looking out as I thought we would see the Florida home updates.

Enjoy, 25 years since we were in the Dominican Republic
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So lovely to see that you are back! Sorry to hear that you have had some health concerns. I hope you are back to full fitness!

How is the house in Florida that was in the planning pre-covid? Or did I dream that (totally possible! )

Have a lovely trip!
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Sounds like bliss. I hope you enjoy relaxing and drinking your body weight in cocktials. I can't wait to see what delights you find out there.
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Yay a trip report
Loving the Instagram pictures, altho you seem a bit obsessed with the fairy liquid cocktails ….
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Lovely to see you back, and with a new trippie too.

Have a fabulous holiday and looking forward to hearing all about the cocktails you’ll enjoy. 🍹
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So happy you are back! A very well deserved break.

Enjoy all those cocktails!

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Originally Posted by Cutiepie View Post
Hi Amanda, good to see that you have started a trippee I’m glad you are ok, you haven’t been on here in so long that I was hoping that you were ok! Sorry to here about your head. I hope you are ok now.
Looking forward to reading along.

I hope Andy and the family are all well.

Kelly xx
Hey Kelly, Thank you x
We are ok. It’s been crazy times since the start of the year but we are . Andy left his job in May so there’s been lot of major changes for us both . Hope all is good with you ?

Originally Posted by Beaker's Fluff View Post
OMG where have you been Amanda……

Glad you managed to get away.

Hope the boys are well.

I have been looking out as I thought we would see the Florida home updates.

Enjoy, 25 years since we were in the Dominican Republic
Hellooooo. I’ve been in my own little chaotic world . Honestly I literally had no downtime for so many months. I had no energy to even come and keep up with being on here
Boys are good thank you. Florida house, yeah, that’s a saga.
Enjoying Dom Rep so far How are you?

Originally Posted by Melbatb View Post
So lovely to see that you are back! Sorry to hear that you have had some health concerns. I hope you are back to full fitness!

How is the house in Florida that was in the planning pre-covid? Or did I dream that (totally possible! )

Have a lovely trip!
Hello. How are you? We were talking to some French Canadians last night and it made me think of your trippies x
Head is ok , house plans are ugh .
How are F and O getting on?

Originally Posted by Goldia View Post
Sounds like bliss. I hope you enjoy relaxing and drinking your body weight in cocktials. I can't wait to see what delights you find out there.
Hello there! You inspired me with your Jamaica trip x
How are you all? I’m doing ok on the cocktail front so far

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Yay a trip report
Loving the Instagram pictures, altho you seem a bit obsessed with the fairy liquid cocktails ….
Thank you x Ha ha . They were the weirdest colour one was even a bit frothy

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Lovely to see you back, and with a new trippie too.

Have a fabulous holiday and looking forward to hearing all about the cocktails you’ll enjoy. 🍹
Thank you . How are you? Hope all is good x

Originally Posted by Pumba75 View Post
So happy you are back! A very well deserved break.

Enjoy all those cocktails!

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Ah thank you. Can’t believe we made it after all the last 6 months threw at us
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This is a treat - I shall be following along with this as well as on Instagram - double the cocktail fun 🍹

Have a relaxing time.

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