This morning we awoke to the pungent aroma of exhaust as we slept with the windows open to make sure the natural gas didn’t kill us in our sleep. And in fact, the gas didn't kill us in our sleep so that was a plus. I can't say we were super sad to pack up.... Continue Reading →
Happy Valentine’s Day! I can honestly say I had the best Valentine’s Day ever with the best man ever. We both felt sick and gross last night and we took our time getting up this morning. It is our last full day in Cuba and we had things we wanted to do but nothing structurally... Continue Reading →
I failed to mention in my blog last night that when we returned to our apartment the front gate to the building was locked and we had to use our key to get in. As soon as we closed the gate behind us, two men, who we had just walked past sitting on the stoop... Continue Reading →
Yesterday afternoon was so perfect I think we were both delirious by the time we went to bed last night. We laid in bed watching the Grapes of Wrath on TV with Spanish subtitles and playing around with our translation app, realizing it can actually speak the translations. My eyes teared as I laughed over... Continue Reading →
Booking this beach house was the best idea ever! We had a leisurely morning at our apartment in Vedado. Neither of us are morning people and being in a different time zone makes mornings even uglier. We took our time getting ready, splitting the second half of the giant leftover Cubano for breakfast, and realizing... Continue Reading →
The Hyatt House bed was surprisingly comfortable. We were up late so we didn’t get a ton of sleep but we slept well. Our flight to Cuba didn’t leave until noon but we wanted to get to the airport plenty early to pick up our visas and get our documents cleared. I remembered how long... Continue Reading →
So they say third time’s a charm right? My third attempt to make it to Cuba became an adventure before I even got on a plane. I had a trip to Mexico planned for this week, I travel this week every year. But when I got back from New Zealand and realized I’d be doing... Continue Reading →
I didn’t write last night. I had every intention of writing last night. Last night was New Year’s Eve, I actually had many intentions for last night, one of them being getting home. But none of them happened. Our last morning in Sedona turned into a hybrid of the options that were before us, either... Continue Reading →
We got out at a decent time without rushing this morning and made it to our first planned trail about 10am. Our plan for the day included the Soldiers Pass to Brins Mesa loop, the Cathedral Rock hike/climb, and then the Chakra Sound Healing session with the woman we met at dinner our first night... Continue Reading →
The alarm went off at 6:34am. Ugh. I quickly hit snooze. Jenny stirred but was quiet. The alarm went off again. I grunted. “Do we really need to get out there so early?” BEST QUESTION EVER! No Jenny, no we don’t. We declared that it was our adventure and decided to sleep another hour. The... Continue Reading →
Taking On the World 