One thing we take for granted is water. Clean, fresh, available, drinking water. Getting water on this island is a bit of a challenge. Thera are no plastic/disposable bottles allowed here. Instead, in the rooms they put two 24ish ounce carafes of water. I am so glad we read about this before we came because... Continue Reading →
We were both wide awake by 6am today. We were actually both awake by about 5:15 but it wasn’t until then that we acknowledged that no more sleep was to be had. We opened the windows in the loft bedroom of our cottage and found ourselves in awe of the absolute silence of the world around us.... Continue Reading →
I am beat, exhausted, tired, spent, and ready for some real rest. I slept like a rock last night, I took a sleepy pill my doctor gave me for travel and in 5 minutes flat I was out cold. So much so that I fell asleep in the middle of trying to post yesterday’s blog... Continue Reading →
It’s been a long 24 hours. I don’t recall the last time I was awake for a solid 24 hours but right now we are on hour 25 of being awake. I am ashamed over how I packed for this trip. I pride myself in my carry-on only packing. I’ve easily done two weeks in... Continue Reading →
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 planned to hold us to any time frame. We took our time getting ready and packed my little backpack... 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 relaxing; I think I was delirious by the time we went to bed last night. We laid around 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 the idea... 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 →
