Spring Break

On my spring break me, my mom and dad went to Cuba, it was a 5 hour flight there and a 6 hour flight back (wind was against us), when we got there it was a cool 36 degrees and we eventually got a bus that took us through mainland Cuba to our hotel that was an hour and 45 mins away. As we were driving i saw some of the farmers houses and towns as we drove to our hotel. The farmer houses looked very makeshift, with stone wall and straw roof sometimes scrap metal and holes dotted around some of the walls of the house. In the towns, housed were close together mostly attached, the towns looked nicer having a higher quality housing with a few fancy churches that are guide said carried many gold items for religious use. Upon arriving at the 45 mins away from the hotel the bus arrived at a military checkpoint where only tourist and hotel staff were allowed to pass, beyond this checkpoint stretched a long man made road through the ocean that connected to the separate islands that the hotels were located on. it has been said that no residents live on the islands that the hotels occupy only tourist are allowed to stay there. Once arriving at the hotel it had a few water fountains outside and this hotel was all-inclusive meaning all drinks and food were free in the hotel which was great. Though the one week we spent there i swam, the snorkeling was very good and i mostly sat on the beach, played some beach volleyball or wander around the hotel, it was pretty relaxing. at the hotel they had a show every night regrettably i didn't go to one but my parents attended their Micheal Jackson show that they said really well done. on our last day we took the bus ride back and again seeing some of the town before leaving was quite interesting, seeing the country side and beautiful views of Cuban landscape. The flight was a grueling 6 hours back to Calgary it was terrible since of lack entertainment on board leaving us with a lot of time on our hands to try to get asleep or play cards. When i got back i had about a week before school started so i just relaxed and enjoyed the snowy weather.



Me in Cuba overlooking the hotel's beach.