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Marriage in the Dominican Republic

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The entire trip was a bit of a blur, but I'll see how much of it I can recall. Our flight out was on Canada day, and I had hoped that the airport wouldn't be so busy since we were leaving on the Sunday of a long weekend. We tried to check in on line the night before but there was a note that aerosol cans were considered hazardous materials, and would not allow me to print off the tickets. So we ended up waiting in line for about an hour before we got our tickets. I found out later that the you need not need to worry about aerosol cans unless they were in your carry-on luggage. Bah! The flight to Punta Cana was fairly uneventful, but the drive from the airport to the resort was interesting. We passed by some gate where there was a guard with an assault rifle. The drive in and the wait for the bus and check in meant that we basically arrived with a couple of hours to spare before dinner. The first night was spent helping the bride and groom unpack, since we had one of their

Leaving on (another) jet plane...

Maggie and I are now getting ready for our trip to Punta Cana for Jean's wedding! Everyone's excited! Also it's quite the gathering. It's not often to have the entire clan out (although we are missing a couple of people..). I discovered that aerosols cans are okay so long as you keep it in the check-in baggage. I'll remember that for next time.