HAVANA – MEXICO PLAYA DEL CARMEN 8.5.11
Alberto picks us up this am at 9.30 and I am happy to see the last of him, he just annoyed me!!! The voice drove me mad!! Plus the smoking every time he steps out of the car. Glad to see the end of the Hyundai that smelt of stale cigarettes!! But adored everything that Cuba offered and just loved Havana, really could have done without Trinidad.
It was interesting but we didn’t need 3 days, but I hate having less than 3 overnights, unpacking and packing!
The drive in uncomfortable, the cars are old so I think I would fly there as I did see an airport sign!
Although after the flight to Cancun maybe not!!!
We get to the airport and start chatting to a very nice American in the check in queue and now we are of course best friends!!!
He is very happily married and goes to Cuba for fishing trips every year with his mates
We know we are going on Cubana Airways and it’s a Russian plane. He says worry if you see smoke arising in the aircraft it is just condensation. OK!!
We board and shit it is so bloody old, even I have to duck to get on the plane, and very old timber floorboards greet us! Shit!
It is pretty warm as no air-conditioning on. Kerrie and I are seated apart and she wants to get on last as doesn’t like the closed in feeling.
I’m row 10 she is row 4 (there is no business class on these flights) we are seated there for some time and Lloyd our new friend had told us they are always late.
Next I could hear Kerrie’s voice and the flight attendant talking to her, I was wondering what was going on! Well she was asking for oxygen!!!!!! Said she couldn’t breathe, the girl next to her is saying take deep breathes; flight attendant puts some air on her!!
I shouldn’t be laughing but I did think it was funny especially when Kerrie told me about the incident.
Thank God for Lloyd as he comes to the rescue to fill out forms that are only in Spanish, although I managed to get lot out myself!
We eventually take off it is a YAK – 42D I’m going to Google it!
Thank God its only 1.15 mins! but I have to go to the loo! It was like an outside old fashioned dunny! This was something I dont want to have to experience again!
As we head down to land smoke comes up from under the seats in front of me!!! Thank God Lloyd had told us about it!! I took a video of it as it really did look like we were going to go up in smoke!
We landed and everyone clapped including me! First time I have ever just wanted to get off the plane!!
Can Cun arrival no probems a driver to collect us to take us to Playa del Carmen Mahekal Resort about 1 hour drive.
WE have little cottages one ground level and one upstairs. Tiled floor quaint and comfortable with white white sand outside our door and about 30 feet to the stunning blue of the Caribbean!! Lounges and thatched umbrellas! I adore this situation! This is pretty nice!
My room also has a little verandah with a table and chairs and a hammock!
Kerrie is upstairs next door and I’m ground floor.
Unpack and think where’s the TV? Shit no TV!!! How am I going to cope!!
Go to Kerrie and tell her then she tells me there is no phone in the room!! No room service or call each other!!
Hey we are here for a week so I guess this we good for me. At least I have a good book!
Then I discover no Internet in the room have to go to the lobby! Well at least I can do a word doc in my room and down load my photos! Maybe I will really relax!!
We head to the bar for happy hour!! Feel like Mum!!! As she goes to happy hour at her retirement village! Order a Pina Colada for Kerrie and motijo for me, he gives me 2 of each!! It’s a 2 for one offer!!
Dinner Mexican night and Wow the food was so delicious and tasty after the bland bland salty food of Cuba!! Don’t go there for gourmet delights!!
Go there for a fabulous experience of a gone by era!
What will tomorrow bring!
Relaxation!!!
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