YYZ to SNU 去古巴

6:15 flight is Too early! Still felt dizzy zigzagging through the maze on security check with my eyes half open. On the positive side, there is no traffic when getting here, little line up checkingRead more
On the way to Iberostar Ensenachos 去度假村

On the way to the resort the bus stopped at this museum for a short bio-break.
在去度假村的途中大巴车在这座博物馆做短暂停留让游客们洗手。
Checked in to resort 入住度假村

The resort looked similar as our last visit in early 2023, however with the main pathway to the beach closed and the main buffet restaurant also closed. Otherwise all feels theRead more
Morning walk to the buffet 去餐厅吃早餐

Beautiful scenery along the way to the buffet restaurant
去自助餐厅路上沿途风景很美
Shipwreck 沉船

Extremely soothing walking along the sandy beach then over shallow water to the shipwreck. This is our daily routine in Iberostar Ensenachos.
每次住在这个度假村,天天都享受柔软的沙滩,涉过浅水来看这个沉船。
Lunch hour entainment 午间娱乐

A group of performers came up to the beach restaurant gave us a nicec show.
午餐时一个小乐队和舞蹈组来到海边餐厅表演。
Dinner Party 歌舞晚会

We went to a Dinner Party at the local market place outside the resort. The shows were very entertaining, and the food was equally impressive.
今晚是晚餐歌舞晚会,在度假村外面的大集市举办。有丰富多彩的歌舞表演,和多种多样的食物,酒类和甜点小吃。
Rainy morning sunny afternoon 早晨下雨下午晴

It was cloudy and raining in the morning, but stopped during breakfast time, and cleared up around noon. After breakfast we contacted the reception, moved to a bungalow where we had stayed a few timesRead more
Enjoy the beach 享受海滩

The beach is peaceful, and vibrant in colours. During the whole morning the tide is low, we are able to see more sea creatures.
恬静的海滩,碧海蓝天。上午是低潮,看到许多海洋生物。
Food and drinks 餐饮

For 10 days stay we can book 6 times à la carte dinners. Today we booked Cuban dinner at Megano Beach Restaurant (Snack Playa Megano).
入住10天期间我们可以预定6次点菜晚餐。今晚订的是梅嘎诺海滩餐厅 (Snack Playa Megano) 的古巴菜。
7.6 earthquake shakes Carribean 加勒比地震

A 7.6 earthquake at 18:23 was reported near Cayman Island not far from Cuba, however we didn’t feel anything. When I asked around, no one had felt anything either. But we need to watch out forRead more
Morning snorkeling 早上出去浮潜

This morning we asked sailor George taking us out about 3 km north off of shore a perfect location for snorkelling.
今天上午我们请帆船手乔治带着我们到三公里以外的浮潜区看鱼。
Beach walk + rescues 海滩走路 + 救援行动

During routine morning walk to the shipwreck, we saved a number of conches and small fish stuck to the sand by low tide.
早上走海滩去看沉船的途中我们将几个退潮误在沙滩上的海螺和小鱼放回海里。
Sea Tour 海上游

We booked an excursion Sea Tour, on a catamaran seeing the surrounding bay, snorkelling and short hike to a deserted small island. The ship has open bar service, which made many tourists very excited,Read more
Gala Dinner 酬宾晚宴

Sunwing invited us to the gala dinner with live music for return guests. One gentleman told us that this is his 25th visit to Cuba! This is 250% ofRead more
Starfish day 海星,海星!

We went to the west beach (Playa Ensenachos) trying out different snorkelling locations. It turned out the west side has far more starfishes than the east side, in contrast, with far less tourists.Read more
Launching luxury brand 酒店豪华区发布会

We were invited to Playa Cayo Santa Maria hotel for the launching of luxury section. The event was very colourful. We enjoyed very much both the show andRead more
Valentine's day in Cuba 情人节在古巴

Valentine's day, resort setting up the scene at the beach takes photos for couples.
今天是西方的情人节,度假村为在海滩的夫妇们拍照。
Our return flight is rescheduled 返程航班改期

After checking out, line up the luggages for the bus, then we are told the return flight being rescheduled to next morning. So we are back to the same room for one more night. The new flight back homeRead more
Flight delayed again 航班又推迟了

Our flight has been delayed two more times due to heavy snow falls in Ontario area, departure time being pushed from 11:01 to 12:46, then to 13:46.
Later a new notification from Sunwing airlinesRead more
Unbelievable - flight delay again 航班再次推迟

… nothing to say… our flight has been pushed to the next day again… back to the same room…
谋事在人 成事在天,我们的航班再次延到明天!又回到原来的那个房间…
Seabirds’ Feast 海鸟之盛宴

We checked back in, then directly heading to the beach. About lunch time neat the shipwreck we saw quite a few pelicans and possible terns repeatedly diving to the shallow water catchingRead more
2 days’ extra stay 两天额外假期

Due to several heavy snowfalls in Toronto area, our flight has been delayed numerous times, we have to stay at the resort for 2 more days. I wholeheartedly enjoyed the extra stay, strolling the beach,Read more
At the airport ready to board! 在机场等待登机

After 6 email notifications with 4 schedule changes, finally we are here at the airport. The transport bus picked us up by 6:30 from the hotel, we falling into sleep shortly. The ride was about oneRead more
Diverted to Hamilton airport 转降汉密尔顿机场

Rumour has it that there is an “incident” at Pearson, our plane is diverted to Hamilton airport. Apart from bumpy descending, the safe landing is cheered by the passengers. Just that there is noRead more
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