London 17th January

Sara had a Camp reunion for the Sparkford camp, so we all went up for the day to London

A visit to the Imperial war Museum

Watch out there is a bomb

Lunch at Pizza Express care of Tesco Tokens

We went on a Tour of the BBC Television Studios which was Interesting

Tomos looks as though he has been transported from some other planet, I wonder!!!

A quick visit in the dark to Loftus Road, QPR stadium.

A long but interesting day

31st December 2008,

20 yrs Married off on a Special Holiday

Stayed in Sofitel at Gatewick North Terminal

Reception

Riu Merengue Hotel, Dominican Republic

Puerto Playa in the North

Reception

Idyllic Beach

Dinning Room Area

Marks Plate

Room 1323

Our balcony lower ground floor

The Riu Meringue Grounds

Looking from Lunch Buffet area to Pool

Having a cooling dip in the sea
















Having a massage on the beach, what luxury!!

White Water Rafting

Bus that took us 2 Hours up into the Dominican Alps
Breakfast before a trip down the river

The bus that took us from Rancho to the river

Beautiful countryside

We got a DVD of our trip down the rapids

Good fun

Monster Truck Trip

Our tour guide, quite funny:)

Sugar Cane Factory now closed

The guide said it's funny people are so concerned about obeisity so are no longer eating as much sugar, but instead of sugar cane they are growing tobacco which is worse off for people.

They can't see what is happening on the inside so it doesn't matter.

Man looks at the outward appearance , but God looks at the heart.

Local towns we passed through

Of course Mark is the only one to have paprika ( war paint ) on his face

We visited a local school which Thomsons say the money from the trip helps towards getting a better education

It must have been hair washing day.

It just seemed funny to be at the back of beyond and there was this girl with curlers in her hair.

There were lots more to be seen throughout the day

The primary school

We crossed rivers in our Monster trucks

After our lunch of Beans rice and chicken or chicken beans and rice we were able to go swimming in the river for a cool down.

I did go in for a swim eventually

A good time was had by both of us, lots of relaxing,reading books,drinking slushies,and sleeping.

Highly Recommended