It was fun because we didn't have to worry about getting hit, just about getting confetti thrown in our faces. (I got a mouthful and a couple of times it got stuck in my eye.) They have lechones with whips in some cities, including Santiago. (They do not hit spectators, except in San Pedro.) This weekend I think we are going to a friend's house in Salsero, which I think might be near Cabarete.