This March Mary and I decided to go to Cuba, I had never been but it certainly was the right time to leave Canada and go someplace warm.
In a word we LOVED it. Went to a 5 star hotel at the eastern end of Varadero. By World standards it would be considered a 3.5 to 4 star, with the f*cking embargo they are operating under their options are quite limited.
But in the end we had a great time and that's what a vacation is all about.
Strength of the country is it's people, they were very friendly and the hotel staff were amazing.....
for example....... third day in I locked myself out of our room 
went to the front desk said "I have a problem" their response? "no you don't" ...solved in a nano second and at no time did money change hands.
Continuing my saga of being a demented senior I lost my camera on day 5. Using my grey matter I deduced I must have left it in the gift shop. I went back and there it was at the front desk, I thanked them and they told me another customer (who was still in the store) found it on a shelf by the t-shirts (much cheaper than the supercharged amount I had to pay Colin 
).
I went to the lady (from Newfoundland) thanked her and offered to pay for her purchase, she politely declined so I thanked her another 30 times and headed back to the front desk.
I gave the ladies there a big tip for keeping my camera safe and not selling it later that night at a bar (a practice that is very common in Ontario, ask me I know).
Weather was in low 20s for the first 2 days then headed up to 32c, no rain, just lots of beautiful sun.
Came back Monday morning at 1am to rain followed by a bit of snow when we finally work up.
Although I'm here, a small part of me is back in Cuba..
now the pictures......
Pool area in hotel
Our room with a view
Beach
Visit to Havana
LOTS of old cars everywhere
A white and red convertible, yes we did have to sit in it
And yes... this time money did change hands.
Last thoughts...... don't believe everything you read on Trip Advisor 
OK, coffee on Thursday :seeya:
