time travel

We made it one piece.... just! Air Cuba. What a joke! Was supposed to leave at 10.30 but it was more than hour after that that they decided to start loading us on. Boarded a plane from the runway. I think it was so old that they dont make the terminal connections for them anymore. It was one step up from a twin prop DC 3. It was like Post War rather than 21st century travel.

Me being 6"5 had to stoop once on board and considering the state of the interior I as watching where I walked incase I stood on a chicken, a dead body or worse! The beauty of this big old bird were the seats. Old school glory. Loads of leg room, big old comfy chairs. Well before the time when they decided they could cram twice as many people in by making the seats sized for 11 year olds.

So we were on our way... no probs till a big fat dude with the biggest 'tache I have EVER seen lights up this cuban cigar and puffs merrily away. I kept loking around waiting for someone to tell him off but what happened instead was it fired up a wave of others following suit! I couldnt believe it. it was like I really had gone back in time. It was like if I had inflight entertainment (which of course there wasnt) I would be listening to Buddy Holly, Elvis and Bill Haley and the comets. So by the time we arrived I felt like a smoked salmon. I was pretty glad to set foot off that plane. Something to look forward to on the return journey...

Internet access is not particularly common, so I might be a while before my next post. So fret not that we have been taken hostage somewhere. Stay tuned for the next episode... Peace out