We are all booked and ready! Seven nights at Majestic Elegance Punta Cana, all-inclusive, cannot wait! In preparing for my adventure, I was reminded of a beach experience so long ago...
It was the summer of 2002, I was a wee 17-year old lass when Ratch invited me to go to Gulf Shores with her family for a fun beach vacation. I said "uh, heck yes." So off we went, on a very long drive. Made a wee bit longer by SOMEONE who had just gotten his learner's permit and went 50 down the highway. ;)
So, we get there, and we immediately set off on beach adventures. One such beach adventure that I was introduced to was night-time crab hunting. As described to me, you get a flashlight, go out, and watch the lil crabs make their trek across the beaches before retreating into their crab holes. Do crabs live in holes? I don't know, but they go somewhere. I feel like Snooki right now with my general earth knowledge, but whatever. Anyway, I had this vision in my head of all these Sebastian look-alike crabs skittering along the sand, looking up at me with little Caribbean accents-"Pardone Madame, but eeuuu are een dee way of my crab hole."
"No, madame, eeuu are stepping een dee crab hole!"
Imagine my horror when I learned that the crabs on the beach weren't cute little Sebastian types, but practically iridescent WHITE crabs. How are you supposed to see them in the WHITE sand?! They are naturally camouflaged. I guess point for evolution because they hide brilliantly. I was not pleased. In a fairly anti-climatic end to this story, I didn't last long. I wonder if the crabs in the Dominican Republic look like Sebastian. I hope so.
I anxiously await being able to update my blog about my trip. I promise.
