Sosua Reports

So after almost 20 years of reading this board I hope we can FINALLY can lay to rest of the sky is falling crap I. E. The end of Sousa. Because as you can see from the latest superbowl video (see link at the bottom. If link don't work go old school and copy and paste) that even during an pandemic, Sosua is NOT dead.

Now what these mangoes will charge you for their time is up for discussion at another junction.

[URL]https://youtu.be/gvMHD_wHEAc[/URL]

P.S. At the 12:10 mark in the video, the hunny in yellow, I can understand why folks that isn't season to the game, come down there, lose their mind and over pay market value just to see those legs in the air on your shoulder while you're crushing it. Hell don't let me find that mango on pay day LOL.

[QUOTE=CoolieHigh;2531523]So after almost 20 years of reading this board I hope we can FINALLY can lay to rest of the sky is falling crap I. E. The end of Sousa. Because as you can see from the latest superbowl video (see link at the bottom. If link don't work go old school and copy and paste) that even during an pandemic, Sosua is NOT dead.[/QUOTE]Only problem is that the video is centered on Ahnvee Resort, not Sosua. That is like guys staying at Blackbeards or Oasis and making a blanket statement about what is going on in Puerto Plata because of what they see in either of those venues. And there really are not many people in the video like you would find before on Pedro Clisante, especially during Superbowl. So while a few chicks from around the area may have gotten dressed up and stepped inside of Ahnvee for 1 night, that can not be used to say Sosua is poppin or not dead.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2531537]Only problem is that the video is centered on Ahnvee Resort, not Sosua. That is like guys staying at Blackbeards or Oasis and making a blanket statement about what is going on in Puerto Plata because of what they see in either of those venues. And there really are not many people in the video like you would find before on Pedro Clisante, especially during Superbowl. So while a few chicks from around the area may have gotten dressed up and stepped inside of Ahnvee for 1 night, that can not be used to say Sosua is poppin or not dead.[/QUOTE]Good point. We all can agree that its NOT like what it was but it aint dead. Just got to make some adjustments in your hunting tactics that's all. Just like how we are all making adjustments in life with this pandemic.

BTW never got a chance, but your post in the Bogot board with your pops last month I believe, was legendary. Had me literally laughing my ass off with the skeet skeet comment. A great read.

[QUOTE=CoolieHigh;2531589]Good point. We all can agree that its NOT like what it was but it aint dead. Just got to make some adjustments in your hunting tactics that's all. Just like how we are all making adjustments in life with this pandemic.

BTW never got a chance, but your post in the Bogot board with your pops last month I believe, was legendary. Had me literally laughing my ass off with the skeet skeet comment. A great read.[/QUOTE]Good point, Coolie.

As I always say, Sosua won't die until the DR birthrate is not producing beautiful chicas, or they make prostitution illegal. (Or continental drift pushes it out past out way past Australia).

For a good example of adapting your expectations to changing local conditions, see Richiesixx's excellent report on Boca Chica.

[QUOTE=CoolieHigh;2531523]So after almost 20 years of reading this board I hope we can FINALLY can lay to rest of the sky is falling crap I. E. The end of Sousa. Because as you can see from the latest superbowl video (see link at the bottom. If link don't work go old school and copy and paste) that even during an pandemic, Sosua is NOT dead.

Now what these mangoes will charge you for their time is up for discussion at another junction.

[URL]https://youtu.be/gvMHD_wHEAc[/URL]

P.S. At the 12:10 mark in the video, the hunny in yellow, I can understand why folks that isn't season to the game, come down there, lose their mind and over pay market value just to see those legs in the air on your shoulder while you're crushing it. Hell don't let me find that mango on pay day LOL.[/QUOTE]I actually got hard watching that video. Covid sucks.

Place is just east of the supermarket in Sosua. Results in 3 hours.

Going back to get results later today.

CENTRO MÉDICO CABARETE.

Address: Carretera Sosua Cabarete Km 1.

Email: [EMAIL]CMC.Sosua@gmail.com[/EMAIL].

Phone: +1 809-571-4696.

Hours: 24 hours.

PCR test: RD $ 4,400.

Notes: No referral needed. Test available 24 hours via emergency room.

Just came back from a week long trip. The biggest issue was about the test for return, where, what and how much. I also decided to take a PCR- RT test before I left home to make sure I was okay. Once I was in the DR, I had several options and I had to figure out, which worked best for me.

In Sosua, the best option for me was the lab (Laboratorio Clinico Puerto Plata) right in front of Playero, the other side of the street. Antigen test 2000 (PCR-RT is 4400). I decided for the cheaper option. The catch is that, you have to go in the morning to enroll, return for the nasal sample at 11 AM and subsequently, get back one more time at 4.30 PM, for the printed report. The secretary there has a long face too which did not help. By the way, if you go, there is a machine there hanging on to the wall, on your right as you enter, with a ticket for your queue number but they do not tell you about that when you go in. It is part of your discovery process.

The other option in Sosua was CMC. That others have already mentioned. I did not bother to go there.

By the way, New Garden has the possibility to collect samples and deliver at a cost of 2500 Pesos. The day I checked them out, I was the only potential and so there was uncertainly as to whether they could invite the lab for one person. The process was quite iffy and I decided to go straight to the lab rather than using a middleman.

There were other options in Pto Pta, including the main office for Laboratorio Clinico Puerto Plata. They also offer a home collection option, 800 pesos if I recall.

Overall, there is nothing to sweat about in terms of the 3 day window and the airline looked at the "negative" and put it back inside the envelop.

[QUOTE=PurplePorkchop;2532082]Place is just east of the supermarket in Sosua. Results in 3 hours.

Going back to get results later today.

CENTRO MDICO CABARETE.

Address: Carretera Sosua Cabarete Km 1.

Email: [EMAIL]CMC.Sosua@gmail.com[/EMAIL].

Phone: +1 809-571-4696.

Hours: 24 hours.

PCR test: RD $ 4,400.

Notes: No referral needed. Test available 24 hours via emergency room.[/QUOTE]This is good information however you pay half that price for an antigen test. Do US is requiring a Covid test. They're not requiring that you take the PCR test. You can get an antigen result in less than three hours. The price was 2000 pesos.

When: Was in for 2 weeks in the area around super bowl week and next. Stayed near Puerto Plata area but was going back and forth all across the area.

Pandemic update: Everything seems to be pretty much upto speed. Places that I went are reasonably back to normal and it seemed that folks knew exactly how to manage around quarantine times. Weekdays 7 pm. In by 10 pm; Weekends 5 pm -in by 8 pm.

Chicas: This time I pretty much sourced from Tinder and some from FB. The interesting thing is that all the FB "friends' that I had made were in Tinder as well. All of them were fairly straight in terms of contact- video call, followed by whatsapp "quanto es?" conversation. Most of the numbers were from 3 to 5 k DOP for 2-3 hours. No chicas had any challenges with being around for the entire duration and were very pretty accommodating with various services. I pretty much went to every cabana near Puerto Plata. Best cabana (and also somewhat expensive at 1100 DOP for 3 hours) was Venus Cabana. La Rokka and Isla Cabana were ok. I also went to a cabana near cabarette that was decent (forgot the name). In general, I find the cabanas as an easy way to operate.

Overall: Pretty decent trip. Weather was great and I had quite a bit of supply to chicas to work with.

Antigen Test: Did that in centro medico Bournigal in the city of Puerto Plata. Went there AM -paid 2000 pesos. They sent the result by email as well as whatsapp messaged me the same day. Fairly straightforward with wait time no more than 15-20 minutes if you go at 8 am (as they open).

Kris.

All right gentleman I just finished a 10 day trip on Wednesday and previous went a week before this for week so I'll combine that trip report into this one. I'll just do some quick things I noticed one where can you find chicas with the curfew answer everywhere I went to bailey's a couple times for drinks and took note that chicas are in here looking for business all day everyday and pretty good quality also. I went to Anhvee about fives time its best Thursday-Saturday packed with ladies about 10 worth taking. One thing I must say I didn't take any chicas but I spoke to a couple ladies to get a fill of prices and must say they started at 4000 peso st which I thought was crazy for Sosua. This was my first time back in Sosua in five years so the prices of chicas was a bit surprising because in 2016 you would get lower quotes. This was a good trip even without taking a chica as I'm scouting for a location to wait until Asia opens so this wasn't a pure mongering trip. Got my covid test done at Laboratorio Clinico Puerto Plata. Sosúa 2000 pesos easy process. Just mailed in my passport to get it renewed so won't be going anywhere for hopefully just a month or two.

[QUOTE=KrisMonger;2535986]When: Was in for 2 weeks in the area around super bowl week and next. Stayed near Puerto Plata area but was going back and forth all across the area.
Kris.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=TravelingMan3;2536014]All right gentleman I just finished a 10 day trip on Wednesday[/QUOTE]Thanks for your reports, guys. I got to say, though, in terms of the prices -- ouch! Are they trying to make up for the business lost to the quarantine? 4-5 K for ST in Sosua sounds crazy.

Any thoughts on using Uber. Was thinking of using to go from Sosua to Blackbeard. Also, using Uber for day trips out of Blackbeard's. The rumor I heard was, Uber will drop you off in Costombar but, because of Taxi Mafia, they refuse to pick you up.

[QUOTE=JimJames;2539383]Any thoughts on using Uber. Was thinking of using to go from Sosua to Blackbeard. Also, using Uber for day trips out of Blackbeard's. The rumor I heard was, Uber will drop you off in Costombar but, because of Taxi Mafia, they refuse to pick you up.[/QUOTE]Uber picked me up at Blackbeard's and took me to Sosua back in November 2020. The problem is that their aren't enough uber drivers in the Puerta Plata area. So many times during the day you will not be able to hail one.

[QUOTE=BigTimeFun;2539681]Uber picked me up at Blackbeard's and took me to Sosua back in November 2020. The problem is that their aren't enough uber drivers in the Puerta Plata area. So many times during the day you will not be able to hail one.[/QUOTE]Was there in January, and had no problems at all using Uber. Only used it 3 times, but definitely no issues.

[QUOTE=ChrisH;2540017]Was there in January, and had no problems at all using Uber. Only used it 3 times, but definitely no issues.[/QUOTE]What were the type of trips you took? From where to where?