Havana

Back in bed after a day spent in Havana.  Havana was incredibly beautiful.  Unfortunately, we went on a tourbus there, which meant we had about 5-15 minutes in each area before we were herded back onto our bus.  It was nice, because if we'd gone on our own we wouldn't have had a chance to see everything we did, but at the same time, we didn't get to actually SEE anything.  It was like, 'Okay, we're in Revolution Square.  You have five minutes to take pictures then get back on the bus'.  Uhhhh.....seriously????

Tomorrow we're going to take the bus into Varadero to check out that town, and hopefully find an adapter so I can charge my camera battery, otherwise I'll be done with photos by tomorrow night.   I looked in the Ottawa airport before leaving, and asked at the resort, and no dice.  Monday should be the best day of the trip, we're heading out on a catamaran and are going to SWIM WITH DOLPHINS.  Oh yes.

I'm tryng really hard to remain positive, but honestlly, I'm hating almost everything about the all-inclusive resort experience.  People who work here are paid so low they're literally pushing each other out of the way to try and serve us to get tips, and since the drinks are free, Imade myself finish my last sangria before coming back to the room, so I could get a refill, but chugging that drink has only resulted in me having a swollen, full stomach from drinking too much. 

So far I can definitely say at least I've seen enough of Cuba to know I want to see more.  To come back to Havana and actually spend time there, not just take a photo to show I've stood in that spot. 

The biggest difference so far between this and my last trip is that I can't WAIT to get home.  I' already thinking of going to Montreal and giving cigars to my men and partying while drinkinkg the rum I bring back.  But on my last trip, even though I love some people back home more than life itself, going back wasn't an active thought.  I wanted to keep going, going, going.  Being on a resort, I could go home tomorrow and honestly not feel like I've missed anything, even though I've only spent one day on the resort so far.  And it was fun! We layed in the sun, watched an incredible sunset, and met some decent people.  Not a bad day at all - but not my kind of day.  I want adventure!  Or at least,  I don't want to only be able to get breakfast between certain hours of the day because thats the only time the resort will feed us. 

Whine whine whine huh?  At least I'm not home in Canada, with blizzards of snow whipping me in the face!  I guess I'll shut up now :P