Ron De Cuba - Part 1

Well here's the Cuba photo album.
For the exception of a weekend trip to Montreal last year, this was my first vacation.... EVER! It was fabulous, and to have an "all inclusive" trip with flight, food and booze all free and part of the resort was definately a great experience.

To begin, a complimentary bottle of rum waiting in our room, Rum in Spanish is Ron, so we're off to a good start.

Upon Arrival in Cuba... Curtis staring at a Cuban missle warhead.

We went straight to the beach, where we were blinded by the sun, and Curtis & Tara got to work on some sculptures.

Then we're off to the shooting range.

Pools, bars, and restaurants all over the resort.

Hopelessly drunk.

Pig roast on the beach.

A bar.... IN the pool!!!!
With underwater stools!

Me.... nude by the pool.

Curtis, chillin' like a villain.

Crazy giant snake plant.

Ron De Cuba - Part 2

The building we were living in.

Lizards were everywhere!
Even in our bathroom.

My first time horseback riding, it was great!

We went to a Zoo and saw lots of courageous critters.

Creepiest Owls ever!
They hissed and groaned and moved side to side very slowly, just wanting to kick our ass.

Giant Rats!

A 22 year old, 100 pound tortoise.

Crocs and giant iguanas.

Ron De Cuba - Part 3

There was some sort of party or crazy show every night, here's some dancers.... dancing.

Fire jugglers, fire breathers.

Stray cats populated the resort, you'd only see them around the restaurants usually.

I found some animation in Cuba.

The beaches were so nice!

Our underwater camers did good, too bad I was so trigger-happy that by the time we got to all the crazy corals and schools of fish I was out of film, but here's a the best of what we were able to catch.

I think I'm being attacked by a shark here.

Leaving Cuba, the ocean is such a bright green-blue even at 20,000 feet up.

An unbelievable site, at 35,000 feet in the air, the ocean was still so clear near Florida that we see the underwater mountain ranges.

As we reach Nova Scotia, we noticed the gray, foggy-overcast waters, weather, and lands have replaced the bright pastel colors of Cuba.

The best picture that sums up Cuba for me.
Our last late afternoon on the island - from my POV as I was laying down on a chair by the pool.