I booked this flight only a week ago then spent the last week in Pennsylvania and New York, so I’ve been researching (read: cramming) Cuba since yesterday. Because only crazy people show up in Cuba on Christmas Eve without a reservation, and only those slightly less crazy (Yours Truly) make a booking the night before.
I arrived in Toronto late Friday night after an intense drive through rain, which didn’t let up until I reached Buffalo. I had an optometrist appointment yesterday morning because it took TWO WEEKS for my trial toric contact lenses to arrive. My prescription is complicated, and none of the trial lenses at the optometrist’s fit properly. But I’m pleased (nay, relieved) that the ones he ordered on December 6 give me 20/20 vision and I can actually SEE in Cuba. Well, except for swimming in the ocean. I won’t be straying far from shore.
By some miracle I managed to finish all my errands yesterday and crammed some more. I’ll brush up on my feeble Spanish on the plane.
I’m travelling light, except for the camera equipment. Kermit’s happy for the space.
I’m going low- to no-tech on this trip. The PowerBook is staying at home and I’m bringing only battery chargers. I bought a 28-80mm lens in New York City last Wednesday because I’m shooting mainly film. I’ll be offline until sometime on New Year’s Day, and I resume work Jan 2.
Toasting your (collective) good health and happiness over a mojito,
Gail
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