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now today is an exciting day because we're going to be showing our friends the Dr the
Dominican Republic for the very first time and you guys know we love this place and we really
feel like the pressure is on we need to Showcase it well and honestly we just hope they love it so
our friends visiting are Chad and Katie they're actually from our homes city in Canada which is
Hell effect so we're extra excited to show them this place also we have some other friends here
that you're going to see very soon Max in Maron they just live up the road they also
have a place in Vegas they're from the state so there's six of us going out today the plan
is to head to a place called Wilson those of you that are familiar with the North Coast
have probably heard of it before it's pretty much an institution here we actually filmed
it before last time we were here about a year and a half ago we had some other friends here
we all went for the very first time so we're experiencing it again in the those of you that
have watched our videos before will know it a little bit but for Chad and Katie we haven't
really told them what it's all about they know that we're going to be near the water and they
know that we're having lunch and that's about it so we're really excited to surprise them it's a
big surprise and you know what if they don't know what it is it's a surprise for them as
well we almost forgot just what an adventure this drive is to get to Wilson's today oh my that was
a lot of bumps and a lot of water but I promise it's going to be worth it so we made it on our
first stop on the way to Wilson's we have to take one more mode of Transport but while we're waiting
for that why don't we introduce everybody I know I'll come over here so this is Chad and Katie you
guys how's it going maybe would recognize them from some hellofax videos Coast life they have
a podcast you want to plug your podcast sure yeah chady Unleashed new sub I just bombarded
turned the camera on and shocked them we just started but yeah they might uh recognize these
guys Max Mar fory juru we've been to I thought that said haraba haraba but it says J J it was
close similar this is these are the guys we've been to the mountains with right we have been
to the mountains here and then about 6 or 8 months ago we visited them in Las Vegas well
here's the fun part about today did you guys know we're going on that boat this is a new
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this little tiny boat to go to a restaurant that's on the other side it's actually not an island you
just have to kind of cross this well this little tiny Channel but it's going to be be a lot of fun
we're going to eat some great food but how cool is this look oceans that way and yeah everyone's on
this little little rustic boat yeah this is going to be a fun day so it's it looks like we're on an
island but we're actually not we got the water taxi we're not this isn't an island no it seems
like it but it's not that's the restaurant back there so we're east of cabarete right now and
this is the Rio yasa and this is what everybody knows Cally as laoka the mouth the mouth of the
river you guys have been here before yes we've been here before it is an awesome place to go
to this restaurant Wilson's but it is also one of the best places to kite in the area because
it's very small so you can't put that many people here but it's flat water so just to round things
up a little bit it's about a 15minute drive from the center of cabarete you have to come
down a pretty gurly Road especially if it's been raining which it has recently so be prepared for
that if you were on a bike or something maybe not so great but we you know four-wheel drive
or an SUV is perfect you come across Ross this little river onto a little tiny boat takes about
2 minutes no not even 1 minute to get across you get across to Wilson's and this is where
we're going to have lunch I don't think you even seen where we're about to eat and we're
about to eat on the beach that's amazing I almost forgot how cool this place is it's
super rustic everything is made of wood for the most part and I don't think there's electricity
here but right now I'm in the kitchen they let you back here in the kitchen look at this fire
over here it's like a ripping fire I think they got some fish in there we have not ordered and uh
yeah it smells so good so now I'm getting extra hungry but how cool are you guys let's take a
look one of the options for a drink here is a panina colada and it arrived it's basically
one of the fanciest panal plas I've ever seen it comes right in the Pia right here a side of
rum I'm assuming there's not rum in there already no okay I'm not going to like double test double
shot let's do it here we go I how cool is that look at that well the food has arrived we got
some uh these are taston huh taston we got Fried Chicken we got fried eggplant is that
what they what he said salad rice and beans fried fish tons and tons of food here I think
we're going to be hungry guys yeah we are hungry right Chad are you hungry some more this looks
amazing so I got some fried chicken like how delicious does that look rice and beans I got
tonis here I don't know if you mentioned there's like a garlic sauce over here that is absolutely
incredible oh my goodness not too garlicky so I don't feel like I'm going to smell terrible
for the rest of the day but really full of Flavor now let's talk about this chicken one thing they
absolutely do really really well here in the Dominican Republic is the Fried Chicken Fried
Chicken on a beach oh shoot we've been waiting for this moment for a while so good it really
is nothing better they might disagree with the fish over there but nothing better to me and
fried chicken on the beach a little bit crispy on the outside but it's so tender and so moist
oh it's incredible they have all the things that are fresh caught up here they have fish they have
lobster they have conch and then they have this is a beautiful parrot fish which sometimes is not
in season but right now it is in season and it's delicious it's it fresh it's so fresh yeah fresh
well that lunch was incredible and now this is tons of fun you guys there's some more kers out
and you're going to get to see them in a second here the wind I think just improved and this we're
told by Max anyway he knows what he's talking about cuz I don't cuz I do not kite but this kind
of channel here that connects the river to the ocean it's flat there's like no waves and I guess
it's a good place to kind of learn how to kite but these guys are Pros they're not uh learning
how to kite at all some of them are doing crazy flips and getting some Mega air it's so cool to
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see the dogs are super entertaining they're loving going after the ker so they're just like
moment they remotely come into Shore they start barking running after them but then in between
that they're really liking the pets so I had one over here on my leg like just like and then the
other one came and bumped it right out of the way to be like no I want you to rub my head I keep
trying to I keep trying to go over to Max there but we can't the dogs do not like you just like
right now they don't know what to do look they do not like it the dogs no now they realize it's me
look at the they're so nervous right now they're
going to chase you as soon as you budge it's okay it's okay okay it's
okay so why do you have a cut you kind of live here that's what we tell yeah
that's pretty much why cuz I kind of live here and like it's it's the thing to do
why not have a kite dude you're good yeah you get to hang out on the ocean yeah you
know oh my God what are you guys all doing what are you doing that was absolutely amazing I love
Wilson's if you're coming to Cabaret or the North Coast it's worth doing is definitely for us one
of those fun things to show our friends who have never been here such a unique experience I'm sure
there's a lot of you guys watching that are either like live in the North Coast or that have visited
like this area and have come here it's low season still so it's not very busy but this doesn't get
old man Wilson's is just a very unique where I'd love to know where else in the world can you get
something quite like this look right now we're just waiting for that boat to take us over to the
other side so we can head back to town well it's the next day we have decided to come down for a
fullon beach day we honestly don't do this nearly enough especially given that we literally live
like a minute walk from the beach but we usually get wrapped up kind of in our daily lives but the
great thing about having friends here that it kind of forces you out makes you do stuff so we can
show them but an amazing Beach day you can have here in cabarete so yeah let's be real here one
of the reasons we absolutely love the Dr and well that we all kind of come here for is the beach so
to have a good excuse to do that while straight up our alley we got some good chairs back there
the water is a bit wavy but hey that happens in cabarete but it's still amazing all right
we'll check in with our friends here what do you guys think so far of the Dr the Dr it's lovely
yeah it's really chill uh but yeah incredibly beautiful is it what you thought like did you
expect you know you were saying the other day Chad like there's a lot of infrastructure here maybe
more than you thought yeah we're used to going to Cuba and this is like uh many levels above
infrastructure Wise food wise um yeah all the things all the yeah the food is fantastic great
we we always say it's a good mix of people like there's a good mix of Dominicans in this little
town and then there's lots of tourists of course or XS that live here so yeah it's kind of unique
it's it's a nice blend of uh English friendly but also like a good place to learn Spanish because
they don't like completate to uh to your English so good in obliviate you when you try too so
they help you along when you're trying to speak Spanish yeah but also yeah I can appreciate you
know the little bits that you're trying um but also yeah English lots of French too so then we
get confused and we start speaking French English and Spanish all in one made to do it so they're
just like ah they local greenos you know it's a marvelous BL that be our new channel cultur go
green go yeah all right enough talking and more more relaxing we're here to relax so if you're
wondering about like how this setup kind of worked there are some restaurants that you can either get
some free chairs or rent some chairs from but we decided to go with like the local Beach vendors
you're going to see them all over the place they're in Orange shirts uh basically if you
want two chairs an umbrella the regular rate is 500 so it's basically like 200 per chair and 100
for the umbrella that's a boat 10 USD something like that yeah that's not too bad and the thing
is look where we are I mean I meant to say we also ched them down to 800 for the so we save
a little bit of money you can negotiate right but also I mean we're steps steps from the water you
guys the water actually might come up to us and see this is all part of the reasons why we love
the Dr right I know I love it well some time has passed now and we're over in cabarete East to have
a beach bonfire this is crazy you guys we have probably the biggest bonfire that I have ever seen
in my life we're right on the beach I know you can't see it cuz this camera is not the best at
night but you probably hear what's happening you probably hear the ocean but oh my you guys this
fire is crazy I don't think this thing is going to stop burning for a long time well let me introduce
you to the fire starters you wouldn't think it this guy the friends visiting and well this guy
too well done made it was a combination effort yeah it was a solid it was a solid combination
effort did you a plan on the fire being this big um I know Max that's a yes yeah I would say yes
based on the stick pile is there it's not really a bonfire unless it's this big technically then it's
just like a campfire this is a b we're just over here chilling in the girl section the wine and
having some wine enjoying these little what do you call these chairs bahas I know it's probably hard
to see them but we brought some wine everybody's chilled out Katie's over here uh yeah I was just
admiring Jose there is just like Serenity in the fire yeah amazing this is pretty cool cheers we
don't get to do this too often again one of those things that we love about cabarete you can come
over to cabarete East and have the ultimate ever bonfire like does it get any better I hope you
guys are all really impressed about this bonfire it's pretty cool so the key to professional
marshmallow roasting is to find an area that's out of the Flames but exceptionally hot so that's my
attempt here you better be careful with this fire you got going here well that's the thing
right I mean if you stand on the other side of it you're screwed but what we're going to do we're
going to go for a little internal rotation I'm actually going to to take this one down a little
bit there's always a science when it comes to Max with everything I love it the gooiness here
of this unfl flamed marshmallow darling this is for you oh thank you so much oh how nice
excellent marshmallow Rose well because you're going to be the tester you got to try and tell
us how it is okay okay I'll tell I'll I'll let you know everything the delightful travers's way
smells good no pressure is it burnt is it hot is it perfect it's got a gooey Center really
nice crispy exterior it's an excellent marshmallow marshmallow SS pass it's an excellent marshmallow
yes all right we look um really orange here huh I was about to say have we ever filmed in front
of a bonfire maybe not quite like this but we've done at our tiny house I think we've done a few
fires campire but this fire is um ft tall and hot so orange but this video has been so much fun to
film it's not too often that we get to introduce our friends to can I call it our adopted country
like the country that has let us stay in one place the longest the Dr we love it here and
it's fun to show off but it feels like a lot of pressure huh oh for sure cuz you want people to
love something as much as you do so when they come here it's like it's it's pressure I guess
a little bit of pressure it's pressure but I can tell and I think you guys can tell from watching
the video that everyone's having a lot of fun the timing just worked out where we had Chad and
Katie come here for the very first time which is awesome and then of course Max and Maron who you
guys have seen in videos before they are here too we met some other people and now we're on a beach
in Cabaret East drinking wine by a bombfire yeah and something we've been talking about a lot and
we've said to you guys many many times is that we literally went around the entire world trying
to find something that feels like this we met we found some amazing places met some great people
but nothing that has quite the same community VI as it does here plus you know if you're over in
Asia trying to get friends to visit it's not so easy it's a little bit a little bit far so
4our flight from Canada is just wonderful you know you can have people come visit there's
this like um tagline for the Dr like the Dr has it all and it's so true and that comes
right from the tourism board but the part they leave out and maybe it's included in that all
but it's the community especially here in the North Coast it's one of the reasons we fell in
love with it we have the community here we have the beautiful country growing her for the first
time and well makes for a perfect day with some wine yeah cheers on the beach we're rambling on
and we'll stop now but if you guys don't know who we are it's Trevor and Anna delightful Travelers
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comment let us know what you thought everyone's having fun back I know I don't know if you guys
can hear cuz you're on the other side of the mic but there's a lot of laughing happening
over there so we'll probably sign off and go joy them yeah lots more coming up from
the Dr all right guys that's it from cabarete wishing you delightful travels see you soon