Cancun
4. kesäkuuta 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Wee lie in after walking around Teotihuacan, and late flight yesterday.
Walked 4km to the main hotel area, blisteringly hot, even in the shade. Stopped off to cool down at a beach side bar. FantasticLue lisää
Hacienda Kaan Ac
5. kesäkuuta 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Early start to the day for another tour. We travel west for three hours to near Valladolid, stopping at Hacienda Kaan Ac for breakfast. A hacienda is an old Fort, now a luxury hotel.
Temozón, Mayan town
5. kesäkuuta 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
After the hacienda we pass through the small town of Temozón, where their first language is still Mayan, only learning Spanish at school. Here the local churches have been built from the remnants ofLue lisää
Las Coloradas
5. kesäkuuta 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
It's another two hours north from Valladolid to Las Coloradas. These are a serious of shallow lagoons, initially filled with sea water, then transferred every two and a half weeks to the next.
TheLue lisää
Mangrove Boat ride
5. kesäkuuta 2018, Meksiko
About 30 minutes from Las Coloradas, we got on little boat's under a bridge. This river is the Ria Lagartos, not Río, as Río is fresh water, and Ria is a salt water river.
We went up river to aLue lisää
Mud pack beach
5. kesäkuuta 2018, Meksiko
Digging a little below the harder surface of this mud beach, we got to the gooey clay. We then spread it on us. The ancient Mayans used this same place, with the mud claiming to have exfoliating andLue lisää
Río Lagartos
5. kesäkuuta 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We then went past the bridge, down river, spotting heron, more flamingos and an eagle. We looked for alligators, but never spotted any.
We eventually passed the small town of Río Lagartos, were weLue lisää
Chichen Itza
6. kesäkuuta 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
A very early, 5am start to the day, so that we beat the crowds and heat of Chichen Itza. We were the first in the car park at 8am.
Chichen Itza was set out by the Mayans 1100 years ago, with threeLue lisää
Pelota Ball court
6. kesäkuuta 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Behind the Temple of the Jaguar was the Great Ball Court. A capital "ɪ' shaped court surrounded by 10m high walls, made from limestone. This allowed the court to have a great resonance, and evenLue lisää
Sagrado Cenote
6. kesäkuuta 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
To the north of the site lay a Cenote, where the ground had collapsed and formed a lake. There was another to the south of the plaza. Near it was a much smaller pyramid.
Ater that we stopped at theLue lisää
México City
7. kesäkuuta 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The flight from Cancún was ahead of time. Really like them showing the view from the front of the plane during take-offs and landings. But with folk taking their time getting off the plane, and aLue lisää
Havana
7. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Thought it was going to be a flight from hell to Havana, with a noisy guy on my left, and a screaming bairn across the aisle. Thankfully both fell asleep after take-off. Turned out to be a pretty goodLue lisää
Malecón
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
I walked not far north until I reached the road along the waterfront. This is Malecón, an 8km long promenade. Walking to the east, and towards central Havana, you realise the contrast of the bygoneLue lisää
Plaza 13 de Mayo
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Coming southwards into the port, I come across the Plaza de Trece de Mayo. In it there's statues for Gustavo Morez, José Martí, the writer during the independence revolution, and a huge Cuban flag.Lue lisää
Castillo de la Real Fuerza
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
This is not what I was expecting to see in Havana, a star shaped castle with a moat completely around it.
After Havana was raided in 1555 by French buccaneer Jacques de Sores, destroying the originalLue lisää
Plaza de la Catedral
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
I wander further along the side of the Port and came across Plaza de la Catedral. A lot more tourists here, so followed their routes and found some interesting streets, and a bar "La Bodeguita delLue lisää
Plaza de San Francisco
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Further on I find this large plaza with the St. Francisco de Asís Basilica at one side, and just across the road the main ferry terminal, with a huge cruise liner berthed there.
The streets of Old Havana
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Parque Central
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
I spot a lot of old American cars, they are everywhere, but these one's are in great nick. This is Parque Central where a lot of tourist buses start their tours from, hence the guy's offering tours inLue lisää
Plaza de la Revolución
9. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
This was the turning point of the hop on hop off bus. A huge plaza, with a massive modern monument to Jose Marti, and a couple of buildings looking over it with the efigies of Fidel Castro and CheLue lisää
Vinales Valley viewpoint lunch
10. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Finally the tour is up and running, leaving Havana towards the west. It's fairly flat land, with clumps of tree's, and quite a few Royal palm trees, the national tree of Cuba.
After a few hours weLue lisää
Cueva del Indio
10. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Next we go through the small town of Vinales, where we'll spend the next two nights, but we don't stop. Instead we head up a small gorge to the Indian Cave (Cueva del Indio).
We climb a little to theLue lisää
Finca Macondo
10. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
After visiting the cave we travel not too far to a small farm that produces and makes their own cigars.
We visit the drying shed, where they constantly rotate the racks of leaves from top to bottom.Lue lisää
Vinales Casa
10. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After visiting the cigar farm, we go back into Vinales and drop off our bag's at our homestay. I stayed at the Villa Kenia.
Shortly after we have a short walk to get a Salsa class. A great laugh,Lue lisää
Dance show
10. kesäkuuta 2018, Kuuba ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
So after the meal tonight we visited an open air dance show, and the salsa looked a lot more intruquite than what we had been taught, but the basic steps were the same.
On the walk to the homestayLue lisää





































































































































































































