Preface
My spring strip to Sosua was a bit of a disaster so I decide to party in Sosua and deal with the craziness and drama for four nights, then spend for what I hope would be four nights of pampering at Black Beards. Well my first visit to BB was a huge success. It far exceeded my expectations.
Ride to Costambar
Wednesday was the first nice weather day of the trip. After breakfast and saying goodbye to the prior night’s Honey Dip it was time to pack my bags and check out of the New Garden. I spent the afternoon hanging with friends at Scuba Elite (no diving all week, seas too rough), drinking beer and just general BSing. Around 5pm it was time to head to Bleak Beards. Grabbed a cab from in front of the NG. Listed fare from Sosua to Costambar is $45us. My $40us offer was quickly accepted by the same driver that picked me up from the airport. Along the way we took a tour of Puerto Plata and the Malecon. It was quite a ride. The driver used the car alarm instead of the car’s horn whenever he passed a motto/car or went through an intersection (traffic lights & stop signs are just guidelines in the DR). There were points during the ride I had to close my eyes. Anyway I arrived at Black Beards around 6:30pm.
Side note: Driver picked his son up from school on the way out of Sosua and dropped him off at a taxi stand in some little village just outside of Sosua. Sign at village taxi stand showed a 500 pesos price for a ride to Costambar. What a ‘rip’. $13us for locals, $40us for gringos.
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