Owning a Vacation Home in Caribbean

Basically looks like a camping spot indoors We have almost everything we need furniture wise...except tables, cabinets, storage units,etc. Those things are a bit too pricey to ship and I need to see them to determine if they are the right 'fit' for the house.   Hopefully, the next delivery will be my IKEA sofabed and two Poäng chairs. If funds allow I will be shopping like a fiend for end tables, night stands, credenza like side boards, and a big linen closet for next to the bathroom to store towels.  We have 12 towels that are always wet due to the humidity which leads me to my next need at the house a substantial clothes line that is not on the pool deck! Everything thrown about...there in the corner is the  plastic side table for on the pool deck We're using every chair inside and out to hold towels, so that we can use the sun shade lines as clothes lines. Still it's fun camping at the casa as we call it. Every time there are a few more luxuries. There...

So another whirlwind visit to the DR is behind me.   I really need to work on 'being present' in my life here in the Midwest...I'm always thinking of my next trip to our casa ...  Thomas took his eldest son with him to Cabrera early in August and they were there for about 5 days working on getting us a reliable source of water.  Then they met me and a couple of friends of ours in Puerto Plata for a weekend stay at Lifestyles Holiday Vacation Club in their Presidential Suites. The per night room rate is very cheap, but you will pay the resort $85 per person, per night all-inclusive fee. See my TripAdvisor review here.   Presidential Suites at Lifestyle Holiday Vacation Club View from one of the huge beach beds on Serenity Beach, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic We stayed only 2 nights and then went for 3 nights at our house and then returned to the resort for a stay in a 3 bedroom villa.  My husband and I were really interested in the villas. ...