Goodbye Havana, Hello Cancun (Saturday 7th February)

Spent the morning having one last look around Havana before leaving for the airport. Our hosts had arranged for a taxi to take us to the airport at 12.30pm so visited the market and a couple of favourite shops before saying our farewells. The airport was relatively easy and after we paid our taxi fare and exit fees (which were more than our entrance to Cuba fees) we had a few CUC left over so bought a book about the revolution and another Che t-shirt for Sharon which left us with just enough money to buy a bottle of water. The flight over was only an hour and a bit although the plane left an hour late (never found out why). Arrived in Cancun in the dark and got a huge culture shock - very different to Havana. The taxis wanted $60US to take us downtown and this was not negotiable so took a bus for $3.50US each. The money system in Cancun is confusing as they use both pesos and US dollars and the symbol is the same for both. Found a hostel to stay at through one of the many, many, many people touting at the bus station. It was only a five minute walk and we arrived, paid and just crashed for the night.