Finally caught a sunrise, as the clouds in the distance mornings prior were no where to be found this day. I got a nice swim in between 6:30 and 7:00 am. Interesting, I was privy to several fish breaching the water... Looked like about 16-20" in length. Kind of made me wonder what might be chasing them! I think they were skip jacks. Janie arrived shortly thereafter and we trekked over in our swim gear to grab a bit of breakfast. Nice beachside view with the sun crinkling around the edges of the cabana.

After breakfast I snuggled in to the cabana for some writing time. Monica bombed over shortly thereafter and said Allister and Bernadette had wandered by the breakfast area. Janie had spotted a guy with a St FX ball hat turned backward on his head - and it was Allister. They had a coffee, then visited our rooms to check things out. Monica and Eileen had Spa appointments scheduled so they headed that way and we walked back to the Grand Palladium with the MacDougalls to check out their resort. It was just two complexes over and looked like a great spot... Especially for the kids with lots of pool and water activities for the young ones. Alison and Mike were on the move so we didn't see them. Nice to catch up with Allister and Bernadette though... I'm guessing the odds of seeing them here in that fashion were next to zero!

Then back to our beach cabana digs for a lay back... I actually slept outright for about 45 minutes... Didn't hear or see a thing. Steve Wright would call a kink like that "handsome"! To the trough again shortly afterward... As all were hungry! My Lord the food... We ate out of the sun in the Platinum Lounge, where our waiter came on heavy with the beers. Then all hands dispersed for a quiet afternoon, with some at the lounge... Others at the beach. Very relaxing.

Janie made another a la carte reservation for supper at one of the restaurants, Restaurante Licey. Thus, another dress up affair! We had an excellent supper... "Fancy Shmancy" as Janie calls it. Four courses of exquisitely prepared and served vegetables and seafood. Most had lobster as the entree and it was so good. Of course lots of wine and a special dessert to top it off. It was more quiet than we had expected, and the waiters were falling over us in regards to service. Great evening of gourmet food mixed with some healthy "can't believe we're doing this" as an aside.

Entertaining meal. Let me tell you there was no shortage of food on this trip!!! We are, as a unit, awkward at this type of supper... I'm sure putting a thumping on normal rules of etiquette. However, no better place than the anonymity of Punta Cana to give it a hook!! After a short jaunt home it was off to bed, knowing another big excursion was in the offing for Friday.