5 Days To Go

Only 5 days to go until we depart for Cuba y Mexico. We'll be flying to LA, staying overnight then flying to Cuba via Mexico (due to the US -> Cuba embargo). We've got a 14 day tour booked for Cuba then 3 extra nights in Havana to finish off the Cuba side of the trip.

For the Mexican portion of the trip we'll be heading to Playa del Carmen for 5 days and then the island of Cozumel for 3 days most of which will be snorkeling around the coral reef there. Then we're heading to Merida and then Cancun before heading to San Francisco on our way home.

Of particular interest while we're in Cuba is the beginning of the new parliament on February 24th, the first order of business will be to elect the Council of State and El Presidente, which may not be Fidel but his brother Raul who has been acting president for the last 18 months. If this does happen then it will mark the end of Fidel's 50 years in the role and be a historic moment in Cuba's history. Looking forward to being there as the events unfold.

Counting down.