About Cuba
Jan. 15th, 2007 11:27 amSo from the 5th to the 12th of January, six of us left a rainy Montreal behind and embraced a warm and sunny Cuba. The flight was relatively smooth and I manged to keep my panic to a dull roar (with help from ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
sarahcarotte).
I was the only one of our group to wear my winter coat, so when we got to Santa Clara, I stowed the coat in the overhead bin in the shuttlebus that took us to the resort. Apparently, my coat was placed next to the AC because when I removed my eyeglasses from the front breast pocket, the lenses were frosted over. Funny and ironic, that was.
The Las Melinas Dundas resort was aesthetically pleasing and the staff were charming and pleasant. The grounds were clean, although unfinished. I've never been to an all-inclusive resort before, so it took a few days to get used to it. The food was okay, if not downright confusing sometimes. One of the snack bars offered Poutine which we cautiously ordered (medalion fries with cheese and tomato sauce). And it's been years since I've had a hot dog that used sandwich bread instead of a bun.
In terms of the non-resort stuff we did, we took one day to visit some of the nearby towns. I really wanted to go to Havana, but it was a two-day excursion and since we were only there for 1 week, it didn't seem to be worth it. I really enjoyed exploring the towns and most of my photos were taken during this trip.
We also went on an evening catamaran ride which featured a seafood supper and a view of the setting sun on the ocean. We also really enjoyed that.
I wanted to go scuba diving, but the weather on the day it was supposed to be offered was too rough, so the class was cancelled. The last two days of our trip had crappy Cuban weather: the temperature dropped to an icy 15 to 20 degrees Celcius with a stiff wind. The upside to that was that it made for rough seas, which we took advantage of by being tossed around by 5 foot waves on the beach. The lifeguards put up red flags and warned that the ocean was too rough, but we went anyways and enjoyed the power of the waves as they carried us up and over. The lifeguards called us "gringos locos".
And before we knew it, the week was over. The flight back wasn't nearly as terrifying as the flight to Cuba (probably because I didn't spend the week worrying about it). It was a fantastic vacation and I can't wait to taste the salt on my lips next year.
Pictures will be forthcoming soon. You can see some ofun_roseau's pictures here.
sarahcarotte).I was the only one of our group to wear my winter coat, so when we got to Santa Clara, I stowed the coat in the overhead bin in the shuttlebus that took us to the resort. Apparently, my coat was placed next to the AC because when I removed my eyeglasses from the front breast pocket, the lenses were frosted over. Funny and ironic, that was.
The Las Melinas Dundas resort was aesthetically pleasing and the staff were charming and pleasant. The grounds were clean, although unfinished. I've never been to an all-inclusive resort before, so it took a few days to get used to it. The food was okay, if not downright confusing sometimes. One of the snack bars offered Poutine which we cautiously ordered (medalion fries with cheese and tomato sauce). And it's been years since I've had a hot dog that used sandwich bread instead of a bun.
In terms of the non-resort stuff we did, we took one day to visit some of the nearby towns. I really wanted to go to Havana, but it was a two-day excursion and since we were only there for 1 week, it didn't seem to be worth it. I really enjoyed exploring the towns and most of my photos were taken during this trip.
We also went on an evening catamaran ride which featured a seafood supper and a view of the setting sun on the ocean. We also really enjoyed that.
I wanted to go scuba diving, but the weather on the day it was supposed to be offered was too rough, so the class was cancelled. The last two days of our trip had crappy Cuban weather: the temperature dropped to an icy 15 to 20 degrees Celcius with a stiff wind. The upside to that was that it made for rough seas, which we took advantage of by being tossed around by 5 foot waves on the beach. The lifeguards put up red flags and warned that the ocean was too rough, but we went anyways and enjoyed the power of the waves as they carried us up and over. The lifeguards called us "gringos locos".
And before we knew it, the week was over. The flight back wasn't nearly as terrifying as the flight to Cuba (probably because I didn't spend the week worrying about it). It was a fantastic vacation and I can't wait to taste the salt on my lips next year.
Pictures will be forthcoming soon. You can see some of
un_roseau's pictures here.
