I was there about 20 years ago and didn't like it. We did leave the all inclusive hotel one night to go exploring and it wasn't a comfortable experience. Thought we were gonny get kindnapped and wake up in neighbouring Haiti as a voodoo zombie. Probably a very different place now though
It's tiny; the bus won't be moving, just rotating slowly on a turntable. You'll see the same scenery props repeating just like in a cartoon. You'll actually be staying in the airport which they will change about to look like a hotel. That normally takes about 3.5 hours to do.
I wouldn't leave it at night, only *****s would do that. Did they chop off your finger? Apparently white man finger has great healing powers.
I bet you done the thumb trick where it looks like it's not attached to your hand. In your case, it wasn't. I doubt they would have been scared of you though. Black magic is way more powerful than white magic.
You should read "Blood's A Rover" by James Ellroy before going to the DR. It'll put you right in the honeymooning mood.