|
|
|
|
|
about us |
|
|
see the beast |
|
|
our photo album |
|
|
explore tucson |
|
|
links |
|
|
email us |
|
|
sign our guest book |
|
|
home |
|
www.davidandcarol.com |
|
Our Magnificent Journey |
|
Chapter 15 |
|
2015 |
|
Cuba and
Florida |
 |
|||||
|
Slept late and woke up in a fog of bladder distress, nausea, Chuck Norris and frustration. But the good news is that my temperature now seems to be hovering around 99. We are still hopeful. |
|
Carol had forgotten her Lipitor (aren’t we the special couple?) and we needed Listerine and toothpaste so after Carol’s delicious breakfast at the hotel (I have zero appetite) we paid a hotel shuttle driver $20 to drive us to the nearest Walgreens. |
 |
| The Fairfield Inn near Miami International Airport |
Back at the Fairfield Inn, we packed up, checked out and walked three blocks in the breezy, balmy, sunny Miami day to the airport Marriott and checked in. Our Cuba People-to-People tour is handled by Globus and there is an orientation meeting here tonight at 6PM. We are excited to meet our guide, Robert (Bob) Young and the rest of our fellow travelers. |
|
We decided that it might be advantageous to try to get some food into me, so at 1PM we sat in the Marriott Champions sports bar where I ordered a cheese quesadilla and a Dr. Pepper while Carol enjoyed a Mahi Mahi fish taco with a diet Coke. |
|
My quesadilla
was actually delicious and as I enjoyed it I suddenly realized that
I was beginning to feel almost human again.
Taking my temperature for the umpteenth
time, we found I was around 97.
Hallelujah! |
|
Our Tucson
friends Mike, Annette, Rob, DeeAnn, Gary and Charlene are joining us
on this tour, and they arrived at the Marriott after an excursion to
the Everglades.
We had planned to join them for the
Everglades adventure but my condition would not allow it. |
|
After lunch we rested in our room
watching Draft Day, a decent Kevin Costner film, then at 5:45PM we
headed to the Globus meeting room for our orientation. |
|
We met Bob Young, our very
personable, experienced, adept and humorous Globus tour guide. |
 |
| Bob Young, Globus tour guide extraordinaire |
|
Our Tucson
friends arrived shortly after we did and for the next hour, Bob and
Mariella (with the Cuban Travel Services) carefully explained the
chronology and expectations of our upcoming seven days in Cuba.
We all filled out the required
paperwork, then Carol and I went down to the bar off the hotel lobby
for a small dinner.
We spotted Phil and Bonnie from St.
Louis, who are tour-mates, and had a very nice, delicious dinner (I
had conch chowder) as we swapped travel tales.
Phil and Bonnie own a travel advisory
business in St. Louis and we thoroughly enjoyed the hour we spent
with them. |
|
We said
goodbye to our new friends and took the elevator two floors where we
fell in bed dreaming about fabulous Cuban adventures to come.
I am so glad to finally be feeling
better! |
|
Click HERE for a link to the Globus People-To-People tours of Cuba. |
| Previous Day |
| Day11 Miami-Key West | Day12 Key West |
| Day13 Key West-Miami | Day14 Miami (South Beach) |
copyright 1998 / david
and carol lehrman / all rights reserved |
email david@davidandcarol.com |