Exactly and it's such a large country too - Atlantic Ocean to the North, Caribbean coast in the South, Punta Cana to the East, Haiti on the Western border and of course mountains and valleys in the center of the country.
I'm currently exploring the U.S. nearly every week flying on business travel, but I'm planning to fly back to the DR later this summer to see the rest of the country - and snack on some delicious seafood and tres leche cake mmmmmm!