That's right, our penultimate bus trip, this time to our last place, Varadero. This is on the north coast and is the main touristy and beach hotspot for Cuba. I would say that the majority of tourists who visit Cuba come here (and sadly nowhere else).
It is popular for Candaians as It is only a 3-4 hour flight from Canada. Also Russians, but they seem to get everywhere! So Varadero, a 22Km stretch of pure white sand, tropical Caribbean sea and sunshine. Yep we have arrived at our final resting place. We wanted to finish with a little bit of luxury and be able to top up our tans (well Kip's).
We stayed for a good few nights in a Casa and then felt we deserved a final flourish and stayed in a hotel for the last few nights. Well we have been slumming it for 6.5 months!
We spent our time here chilling out and walking the strip to see the local sites. From the older 'downtown' Varadero along the spit to the start of the hotels all the way to the tip to the really expensive ones, it was nice to see this place.
Sadly all good things come to an end and we had to say goodbye to Varadero. We packed our bags for the last time, boarded a coach and headed for the airport. There was a final twist in our plans, which we had anticipated. The pope was in Cuba for a 3 day visit and the day we were leaving, he was conducting a mass in Habana. So right on cue, on the way to the airport, we got caught in traffic. A nice 2 hour wait sitting in the coach, before we could get to the terminal. But hey, apart from that, we have been very lucky and always had good transport.
With a final 8.5 hour flight back to Blighty we touched down at Gatwick and headed for home.
Thank you to those that have read my blog for this trip and i really do hope you have enjoyed it.
I am sure that i will no doubt resurrect this blog for future, trips, but for now. Thank you and goodbye.
Mr & Mrs Maynard (Junior !)
