Good flight into Gatwick and smooth quick process in UK immigration and customs. It helped being two of very few non UK people on the flight so we had our own sections. The flight was full of poms returning home from spending time in Cuba at the all inclusive beach resorts and some of them had the sunburn to prove it. Driver had us at Deirdre's place by 10.30am. It is a beautiful spring day about 23 degrees and is supposed to stay like this while we are here whic...

Another lazy day at the Hotel Nacional today with late check out till we head for the airport at 3pm. Alan had the hotel doctor up last night to get some new antibiotics before flying to London. Because he is a government employee he would be paid about $50 a month so we tipped him $5 - bet you have never been in that sort of situation anywhere else. There is a 9foot tall man staying at the hotel so lots of media. Airport transfer and check in all smooth and fli...

We have done absolutely nothing today just sat around in our room and the sitting areas around the hotel. Very lazy day but we needed it after so long on the go day and night. Will probably do the same tomorrow till we have to head to the airport at about 3pm

Last official tour day today - it has been amazing and the company Cuban Adventures and guide Ossie have been excellent in every way - and that is saying something from us who avoid group tours like the plague! We went on a walking tour of the old city this morning and covered the parts we did not see when we were here before the trip - the oldest section from the waterfront with traffic free cobblestone streets, spacious squares surrounded by beautiful old buil...

Quiet morning packing for flight to Havana. Alan a bit better so drugs must be kicking in at last. Went to Internet and rang Josh and got through at last. Alan had a haircut - most thorough ever including facial massage. Tiny airport and propellor plane but holds about 60 so ok flight. Ossie gave us the "lecture" about no sharp objects in hand luggage and proceeded to go in with a set of steak knives in his and had to quickly zip out and get them into his checked...