lol, i'm back too from the Dominican Republic.  i had to endure eating chicken, pineapple, steak chunks...ect on a stick and having to wash it all down with copious amounts of beer and cocktails!?!?! i think i picked up some kind of swelling disease as now my clothes no longer fit!!!    I can also relate to the mice on the stick as one particular night felt like I had the said stick up my rear and was sloooowly turned as a family of mosquitos had a feast on me  

 (when i forgot to put on my mosquito spray)   
a great place to visit especially if you like watching old MACK trucks (rubber duck style) driving really really REALLY fast!!!!!  oh and a guy with 5 kids on a ....MOPED