Sosua Reports

[QUOTE=Westy]... And after this post, I may carry my camera's memory card in a body orifice. I won't embarrass you by specifying where, but it is an SD-Micro card so it may fit damn-near anywhere. (Guilty grins)[/QUOTE]
This reminds me of a funny Jackazz(ss) episode where this guy stuffs a hot wheels toy-car up his ass and goes to the hospital for assistance. I think this was in Miami where a Spanish speaking doctor was the one who determined what the health problem was and had to explain to the patient the problem. While standing in front of the x-ray photo, the doctor says…

[B]Doctor:[/B] es un carro…
[B]Patient:[/B] What? Huh???
[B]Doctor:[/B] un CARRITO!!! ... un CARRITO JUGETE !!! (he said with an excited type of emotion)

[The scene was pricelessly hilarious in case you have never seen it]

[QUOTE=Coolie High]I'm still kinda confused on the whole car situation. Ok so I rented a truck from Juniors boy name Cesa. Its his truck and not rented. Now I know if we got in a accident Cesa would be looking at me to repair his car. But what about the police and the person involved in the accident. Since I'm not driving would I still be shaken down and possibly going to jail?

Also Sade has a valid drivers license and use to have her own car so I figure whats the difference between Junior and Sade driving.[/QUOTE]
When you say you rented the truck from Juniors friend… were there any professional contracts signed or was it a gentlemens spoken agreement kind of rental?

In a third world country anything can happen if it was a gentlemens agreement. This would go to trial as every party would lie to reduce their own risk and lay it on the gringo. You would stay in the slammer along with Sade until the tribunal at least.

If a professional contract was involved, Sade would have had to be identified in the contract or they would throw the book at you. In either case you would responsible for all damages even if Sade was at fault. In Sade's case they cant squeeze blood from a turnip so they would go after the gringo for everything. They might hang a long term meager payment plan on Sade as well.

The difference between Sade and Junior is… Junior has his own agreement with Cesa and is renting the car from him as a part of conducting his own tourist guide business. On the other hand, Sade is borrowing the car from YOU during the time of your said rental agreement. So IMHO, you are not liable for Junior but you are for Sade.

[QUOTE=Charles Pooter]They go after whoever has any money, regardless of who is driving, or who owns what. And that person is not going to be one of your lowlife Dominican pals.[/QUOTE]
I agree with this in general, but in my opinion, the door is not closed on the “system” hanging a long term payment plan on the Sade the driver if the situation is ugly enough.

If somebody wants to argue that you could be liable having Junior drive you around, that would also imply you could be just as liable hopping into any Taxi… or even for the damages a Motoconcho does driving you around, and that would be just too crazy for me to believe.

Summary: Your off the hook with Junior but definitely not with Sade.

Great Report Pros ! My comments...

[QUOTE=SavePros321]MOTOCHONCHO

First time I’ve every rode one before. Let’s just say that after that, if there was anywhere I was going to that took more than 10 minutes to walk to, I was taking a motochoncho, lol![/QUOTE]

Anybody that goes to the DR without using a Motoconcho misses out on a big part of the DR experience. You cant really feel out what the DR is all about without riding on them.

[QUOTE=SavePros321]RAIN

When it rains, it fucking rains in Sosua! [/QUOTE]
Try being there after a Hurricane passes somewhere around in the region.

[QUOTE=SavePros321]BAG GUYS AT THE AIRPORT
I handed him the 50 pesos and he smiles, looks off elsewhere and mutters “100 pesos” more. We both laughed. We start to walk over to the counter and he mutters “100 pesos more”. We both laugh again. Finally I tell him that’s all I have and told him to “take care.” [/QUOTE]
And some guys wonder why they get jacked of a few valuables in their checked luggage LOL ! Yea I know... YOU DID NOT HAVE IT!!! ha ha ha ha!!! :P

Sitting home on a Saturday night reminiscing about Sosua, counting down the days till my next visit. Collie high, and Save Pros got me fucked up.

My boys here in Miami are having our weekly high stakes poker game, and my Thai girl is pissed, all because I haven't answered my phone all day.

Sitting here sipping Hennessy, decided to surf here in this forum. After going back to some of my first trip posts, couldn't help but smile remembering as if I was there. It seems the best trip posts are from guys that are new posters. Why is this? Its because they are honest and fresh. Good or bad they bring it.

We need more new trip posters good or bad. They breath new life into this board because they haven't been corrupted. What do I mean?

They don't have to worry about what other people think. Nobody knows them so the complainers have no material to judge. Think its the Hennessy talking look at your first trip report and your last. Its all about developement on this board, but your first trip report is you.

Personally I can never write like my first because I think to much about what I'm writing about:. Am I exposing to much about Gogo, how is my punctuation, did I capitalize, am I paragraphing, etc.

Jaosousa, Bq ribs, chief J, and many more you are a vault of on the info, but all I'm saying is it's nothing like the virgin posters.

[QUOTE=Chief Justice]Yea I heard the white lady who owns baileys keeps a close eye on the girls who work there, so if any of you take a chance, slide them your number real secretively and see what happens. I tried, but swing and a miss.[/QUOTE]Speaking of the white lady, boy does she look moody ;( I have never seen her smile, and I went there like 5-6 times.

Its pretty clear what the law is. What you want to do is your buisness but please don't mislead others into thinking they are ok by renting a car.

Dominican law requires that a driver be taken into custody for driving under the influence or being involved in an accident that causes serious injury or death, even if the driver is insured and appears not to have been at fault. The minimum detention period is 48 hours; however, detentions frequently last until a judicial decision is reached (often weeks or months), or until a waiver is signed by the injured party (usually as the result of a cash settlement).

Getting thrown in a Medieval Deungeon with no food water at 110 degrees [where I nearly died ] is not getting screwed with because I don't know the law.


Not to mention the 7500 dollars and the other 20 not so friendly naked inmates and the Ulcer I got afterwards.

[QUOTE=SavePros321]This happenend on the return trip home. I packed the camere in the check luggage before leaving Terra Linda. It wasn't there when I got back home. I got pulled to the side and questioned by Customs at MIA but the guy who interviewed me never touched my camera because from what I understand if they pull it out they make you go through it in front of them. He went through both my bags right in front of me. I do wish he had gone through my camera because I could have at least laid eyes on it again and determined whether or not it made it out of POP. I know that I did not leave it at Terra Linda because the camera pouch was still in my bag; just minus the camera. They were also going to get me for my external hard drive because it was halfway out of it's pouch when I found it, but it looks like they couldn't determine what it was so they left it. I know that they jacked with it because it is kept in a drawstring pouch and I did not pull it out at all for this trip. But even had they taken it it's password protected.[/QUOTE]SavePros,

No offense but packing anything in your checked bag is a MAJOR rookie mistake. Never,ever put anything in your checked bag that is worth stealing(to a broke ass Dominican).

When I go to Manizales,Colombia I always pack a bottle of hot sauce for my novia's mother. I have had it stolen twice so what chance would a camera have?

[QUOTE=Mr Gogo]........We need more new trip posters good or bad. They breath new life into this board because they haven't been corrupted. What do I mean?..........[/QUOTE]
You are so right. It was nice reading the recent reports. As I read Coolie and SavePro reports I could visualize myself being right there. I read and would think to myself, yeah I know how they feeling. Writing a report is a good way to experience the trip once more.

I am an old vet and my reports would be boring to most. You guys don't want to read about me going to the supermarket in SD and catching baked chickens on sale and the other daily special was homemade potatoe salad. I returned to my hotel, had a good meal and fell asleep............... Many thanks we got the new guys posting to entertain us.

[QUOTE=Bq Ribs]You are so right. It was nice reading the recent reports. As I read Coolie and SavePro reports I could visualize myself being right there. I read and would think to myself, yeah I know how they feeling. Writing a report is a good way to experience the trip once more.

I am an old vet and my reports would be boring to most. You guys don't want to read about me going to the supermarket in SD and catching baked chickens on sale and the other daily special was homemade potatoe salad. I returned to my hotel, had a good meal and fell asleep............... Many thanks we got the new guys posting to entertain us.[/QUOTE]


It doesn't get better than a guy with a handle Bq Ribs buying chicken and potato salad on a mongering trip, lol.

[QUOTE=Ath Trainer]It doesn't get better than a guy with a handle Bq Ribs buying chicken and potato salad on a mongering trip, lol.[/QUOTE]I second that,he can never be accused of not keeping it real.

[QUOTE=Bq Ribs]...You guys don't want to read about me going to the supermarket in SD and catching baked chickens on sale and the other daily special was homemade potatoe salad. I returned to my hotel, had a good meal and fell asleep...[/QUOTE]You got to keep it real.

-Helpmann :)

[QUOTE=Helpmann]You got to keep it real.

-Helpmann :)[/QUOTE]
Yeah, especially with the caipirinha on the side.

[QUOTE=Manizales911]Never,ever put anything in your checked bag that is worth stealing(to a broke ass Dominican).[/QUOTE]
That could worry me; I want to do some scuba diving day-trips while I'm at Blackbeard's next month, and I would WAY rather bring my own gear than use rental stuff that isn't "according to Hoyle" (or to Hogarth, in this case). Although my U/W camera case is small enough for my carry-on luggage.

[QUOTE=Westy]Yeah, especially with the caipirinha on the side.[/QUOTE]In the DR, I have to settle for White Rum.

Salud,
Helpmann :)

[QUOTE=Westy]I want to do some scuba diving day-trips while I'm at Blackbeard's next month,[/QUOTE]When will you be there and where do you plan on diving? I may join you if I'm there.