Earlier i asked for some assistance on the board with my proposed plan for this trip. Many thanks to all those that offered help and suggestions!
I also received a, very, few suggestions that I was loco...close to the truth
Flying into Punta Cana...how to get to Sosua?
However i managed to find a flight into PC, landing about 1.5 hours late ...which was good as I had no set plans for accomodation and every hour I didn't have to spend in PC was a bonus. Not that there's anything wrong with Punta Cana but it's not where I wanted to be.
I had no clear thoughts on a hotel and being a very busy season in a primarily AI town I did not have high hopes for decent, inexpensive accomodation and was prepared, in my mind atleast, to find a little bar, hang out until closing and then wait at the bus station until the first bus at 7:00am. I arrived about 11:00pm and figured that I could easily kill 8 hours if required.
I caught a taxi and asked the driver to recommend a hotel, hopefully near the bus depot. He suggested instead going to Higuey as it is less expensive, the bus leaves at 5:00am instead of 7:00am and it's closer to Santo Domingo.
The taxi to the cortecito area from the airport was to be $25 but for $35 he took me to a nice little hotel, Don Carlos, in Higuey very near the bus stop. The room was basic but clean and secure and 1000 pesos. He made sure I had a room and arranged for a taxi to pick me up there and take me to the bus at 4:30am.
SUCCESS!
I caught the 5:00am bus, which left on time, and was in SD about 8:00AM or so. I managed to get to the Caribe Tours, by taxi costing 100, pesos after trying it on foot but it is way too far and I was not certain where it was. Caught the 9:00am bus and was in Los Charamicos just after 12:40, 10 minutes late but happy! Flagged down a guagua and for 20 pesos was in Sosua minutes later.
You should have seen the look on Marco's face when I strolled in so early
to be continued....
My New Year's Eve PC to Sosua Adventure!
