Kip Powick Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Pictures deleted by poster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam Driven Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Great pix Kip. Thanks for sharing them. Criticism, constructive of course, is always welcome. Feliz Navidad to you and yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Awesome pics, Kip. They give some small comfort while I'm freezing my arse off here in Guelph (thank God for the new big screen ). It sure looks like you and Scuba 02 had a good time. I'm curious to know how the resort made out in the hurricane season. I recall that one of the big ones passed virtually directly over CYO. How'd it look there? Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted December 19, 2004 Author Share Posted December 19, 2004 All the resorts in Cayo Largo re-opened in the middle of November. We were at the SOL CLUB, the closest to the marina and you would not even know it got hit. In fact there is little evidence of the hurricane passing close to the island EXCEPT that the beaches took a severe beating. The BARCELO, the newest resort and the furthest from the marina has no beach. It was totally erroded away and the steps to the beach are closed. The PELICANO has a very small beach now, it was one resort up from ours. We had a full beach as the the damage at the SOL CLUB was minimal. There were a lot of unhappy campers at the Barcelo and the resort did its best to satisfy the patrons by putting them on a small train affair and it took the 7km run to Playa Serenia beach about twice a day. The resorts, including ours, would pack a lunch for all that wanted it but you lost out on the "free" bar and great washrooms etc back at your resort. If it was extremely windy, the Palya Serenia beach was the place to spend a few hours....acres and acres of pristine sand as well as full nudity in the remote areas ..Arrrggghhhhh "Don't look Ethel !!!" We were originally booked at the Barcelo but changed in November as I didn't travel all that way to be restricted to hopping a train with a box lunch everyday just to go to a beach. We rented a jeep and looked in at all the resorts and by far the SOL CLUB was the best. If you get a chance to go...do the SOL CLUB I guarantee you will not be sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 what type of immigration controls are there flying into secondary airports in Cuba? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted December 19, 2004 Author Share Posted December 19, 2004 Not sure if Cayo Largo is rated as a secondary airport but we were subjected to the same Pasport/Tourist Visa card as we have subjected to at every airport I have ever landed at in Cuba. If you are wondering about Yanks......I have seen many fly into Canada, take a pkg tour from a Canadian distributer and fly down to Cuba. One thing about Cuba...they don't stamp your passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neo Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Great pix! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lavoy Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Is that an Air Transat baggage sticker on the counter (2nd picture in the 1st post)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manwest Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Is that an Air Transat baggage sticker on the counter (2nd picture in the 1st post)? It may be a Transat Holiday pax manifest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted December 20, 2004 Author Share Posted December 20, 2004 Actually it is one of our tickets. All the tickets were issued on AirTransat ticket stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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