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Mexico 15th - 29th June 2000 |
Cuba |
Day 83: Thursday, 15th June 2000
After a very comfortable flight we landed in an overcast Dallas - Fort Worth and were quickly shepherded to our connecting flight ...
Day 84: Friday, 16th June 2000
Montezumo is having his revenge with me so the idea is to have a bland breakfast ...
Day 85: Saturday, 17th June 2000
The bus journey to Oaxaca - pronounced wa-Ha-ca which led to some confusion about our destination when we bought the tickets...
Day 86: Sunday, 18th June 2000
Breakfast was a huge affair, we over ordered - something I rarely do...
Day 87: Monday, 19th June 2000
Today was a bit of an odd day...
Day 88: Tuesday, 20th June 2000
Our first task of the day was to get up to Monte Alban to see the ancient Zapotec capital...
Day 89: Wednesday, 21st June 2000
An early start to complete our packing and wolf down some breakfast before we were picked up for our one day cookery course...
Day 90: Thursday, 22nd June 2000
The journey from Oaxaca city to San Cristobal was 12 hours along a very windy road through the mountains...
Day 91: Friday, 23rd June 2000
Our bags were packed and left at the hotel and we met our guide for the morning: Mercedes at the town square...
Day 92: Saturday, 24th June 2000
By the time we arrived in Merida I was very much the worse for wear and got full value out of the 3 pesos it cost to use the bus station toilets...
Day 93: Sunday, 25th June 2000
Today was another quiet day around the pool limited by my need to rest, recuperate and be within close proximity of the toilet...
Day 94: Monday, 26th June 2000
I think I'm just about starting to get better now, its another day at the hotel, lounging around by the pool...
Day 95: Tuesday, 27th June 2000
I'm feeling much better and so we leave our packed bags at the hotel reception and walk the half hour to the Mayan ruins...
Day 96: Wednesday, 28th June 2000
Today is a day for sorting stuff out, we telephone around several airlines flying Cancun - Havana and Havana - Mexico City to try and get a good price...
Day 97: Thursday, 29th June 2000
Uh-oh, things have taken a turn for the worse for me, I seem to have regressed and become ill again, conversely, Claire is getting better...