Punta Cana - Part I

First flight in over two years for all of us! Even with masks and other changes, it was so nice to be able to travel again! It was a long two flights (layover in Atlanta) and short private transfer to the resort, but we finally arrived! Lots of research to choose the right all-inclusive hotel for our family, but we decided on the Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic! We were greeted in style and each received a spritzy passion fruit drink while we checked in. Kade looks too funny with that flute glass! 

Perfect timing to get settled in our Club Oceanview room and head to dinner at 6pm! This was our first time at an all-inclusive and we were ready to be spoiled!

First night's dinner we headed to Noodle & Thread, the Italian themed restaurant. Not too many more pictures after this - we were all tired after a long flight, so headed in early. 

Woke up ready to explore everything on our first full day. The boys were enamored with the yummy breakfast buffet. Brock faintly remembered how a buffet works from the Caribbean cruise, but Kade was shocked. "You mean, we can just get up and get more? And we don't have to bring our plate - they'll give us a new one?"  

We found two chairs by the pool and told the boys to jump in! Brock said the temperature was a little cooler than the gym pool, but after that Dominican sun warms you up, the pool water feels great!

Brent had no trouble getting his relaxation on! 

The boys loved it! The pool was huge! 

Finally after some convincing, they got Brent to join them in the pool. 

After a little race - Brent vs Brock, Brent pulled out the GoPro and took some underwater videos of the boys swimming. 

The water park opens at 10am every day and the boys were ready to walk over. It's a little bit of a hike from the pool area - you have to go back through the lobby and to the back side (away from the ocean) of the hotel to get to it. The entire resort is gated, so we felt very safe the entire stay. 

Brock tried out the lazy river first. Some other boys were controlling the sprayers, trying to aim at Brock, but Brock was too quick (and used his powers of underwater swimming)! 

Quick picture with Brent before he checked in at the resort gym (sidenote - he confirmed this was the best gym he's ever seen at a hotel). 

Water slide time!

After going on the tubes a few times with me on a double, this little man was ready to conquer it on his own!

There are two food trucks (one for drinks and one for snacks) by the waterpark, but no alcohol is served here. Both boys ordered plenty of [virgin] strawberry daiquiris through the week!

Brock ordering at the drink truck

Wow, that was a lot! Time for a break from the sun (and part 1 of the blog)!