New Year's Eve

Waiting for the guys to come up from their dive - at Eden Rock.

Michelle meets Big Black Dick...

Our 5th Anniversary! Ian really surprised me by giving me this wooden jewelry box and a gift certificate for a 'private retreat' at the Ritz spa. What a guy!

Stingray City

The crew on the RedSail Cat to Stingray City.

Kyle and Ian fed the stingrays.

Some rum punch for the sail home.

Kyle & Michelle arrive

Spagetti welcome dinner.

Atlantis Submarine

The Atlantis Submarine

Tony, Ian and Diane waiting for the subs.

Inside the sub

Boxing Day - Botanical Gardens

Today it was raining off and on, so we decided to go tour the Queen Elizabeth Botanical Gardens.

Diane on the path through the Colour Garden.

Christmas Dinner

The crowd gathers for Christmas dinner.

Ian brought Tony in to consult...

Christmas Morning

Waiting to open the presents...

We made eggs benedict to go with our champagne breakfast.

Ian's surprise for me...

Havana

We toured a cigar factory in the morning.

Our final Cuban beers while waiting for the plane.

Havana

Some of the buildings along the Malecon.

One of the local buses.

The country is full of classic cars...we can't believe they are still running!

More buildings along the Malecon.

Pinar del Rio

A typical house in the San Juan y Martinez region.

We visited an old coffee planation in Soroa.

In Vinales - after a long day of driving we were ready to try the local Mojitos.

Since the weather wasn't cooperating for a hike we decided to drive down to Maria la Gorda. Ian decided to try the diving.

Havana

The old theatre.

Havana

We stayed at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana. We had a great view of the Capitol from our hotel.