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Dominican Daydreams

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The panoramic view from Majestic Mirage, Room 4221  After MONTHS of holding our breaths our December 2021 Dominican Republic vacation approached with a sense of Deja vu.  The last time we traveled anywhere  was February 2020 just as news of the pandemic was starting to break.  I remember having conversations then about how we could salvage the trip if air travel because a problem.  Back up plans were laid out and our "worst case scenario" at that point was driving to Disney and taking a couple of extra days off.  (That option still sounds absolutely gross.  With benefit of hindsight though...)  Clearly the Dominican Republic (D.R.) did not allow for a driving back up plan.  We were wise enough to book everything with refundable terms, the hotel was offering something of a COVID insurance plan in case we tested positive while there, pre-flight COVID testing was being done onsite, and I laid out a little more $$ for an extra COVID insurance pol...