somewhere in the caribbean

hi guys
I hope you are all well.
congratulations to my sister Carla and Jay on the birth of their son Deisel.. 9 pound.. i am sure that hurt... well done guys

Since i left you last i have been floating around in the Caribbean. First stop Cozumel which is a little island.. some where off Cancun.I was still traveling with my travel buddy from Germany Jan...Not much to do here except eat great pastries.

Mind you we decided to go for a motor bike ride late one night. After riding in the pitch black of the night on a dirt road we pulled up at a beach to meet a man guarding the beach... in the dark...mmmm
he told us not to travel the road and to leave because we are in the mafia drug running road and we should have been stopped by the police road block.. which i think we missed....
he told us to get on the bike and go back and not stop for anyone...which we did.
Until we were pulled up by the police who searched my backpack saying something about turtle eggs... now do we really look like we are drug running with the mafia?.

Next stop the Country of Belize...where i spent valentines day, my birthday and carnivale. What a beautiful country ... we stayed on the island of San Pedro... which Madonna sang about in one of her songs.
Birthday was great and relaxed.. i found the worlds best banana bread and key lime pie.

Belize is like an island off the Whitsundays. its hosts itself to the second largest reef (of course we have the best in Australia) we did some amazing diving. i even held a 1.5m nurse shark. we saw eagle rays, eels and huge gropers.
Although i didn't dive the worlds famous blue hole (which is 130ft deep) the photos were amazing.

Working on my sun tan and lying in hammocks are how my days are spent.

Thank you to all those who sent face book and emails remembering my birthday... i am truly grateful when i am so far away from home

until next time

kat on endless vacation

havana-Cuba

Well

Just a small side trip to Cuba. I met so many people who recommended this country to me, urging me to visit it before Castro dies. (mind you he has been in office for 51 years now and the people still love him.).

Being in Havana was like stepping into a movie set. A scene from the sixties, with old cars (yes pete even morris, plymouths and old german motor cycles), the architecture was late 1800s and the buildings were beautiful.

Meet my new travel buddy, Yan from Germany. The second German I now know with a sense of humour. (yes Jurgen... you are the other one,.. and its our birthday soon).

We spent 6 amazing days here and we even managed a night at the Opera. We saw Puccinis Tosca (in Italian not Spanish )which was so moving.... yes its oficial I am a flash packer (no longer a back packer).

We ate at the best Italian Restaurant in the Carribeen (according to the Lonley Planet Guide) and drank some of the best wine from Chile. Backpacking in your 40s is so much easier than in your 20s.

until next time

Adios Amegos

kat

cancun-mexico

Hi guys

Well, I have decided to spend some time in a little sun. I have travelled to Cancun and spent a few days here sunning myself. Meet my new travel buddy Tess. She is an amazing lady from the USA/London and a ton of fun.

The photos are of the coastline on the Island of Women (Isla Mujeres)and the main transport on the Island is by motor bike or golf buggy (nathan I knew those golf trips paid off).

Tess and I then visited one of the famous Maya ruins (one of the seven wonders of the world)which was exciting. The ruins called Chichen Itza are used by the Mayas to as a calender.

Then its off for a swim at one of the many local Cenotes. They are underground swimming holes, a little like the Jenolan Caves with a bath tub.

The other photo is my kitchen in one of the hostels that i was staying at in the jungle.

ill keep you posted as to where to next

love and laughter

kat