Inspirational
The shuttle that took us back to the Havana airport also picked up an elderly lady from another hotel. We helped her into the airport with her bags and discovered that she was an Australian travelling alone. very adventurous. She was on our flight back to Cancun, but we didn't see her again until we were coincidentally checking into the same airport hotel in Cancun.
This gave us an opportunity to discover a bit more about this intrepid traveller. We were amazed to find out the following... Her name is Pat, she's 80 years old this year and is form Adelaide. Pat is what you'd call a seasoned traveller. In fact she took herself off to Paris (by herself) to celebrate her 80th earlier this year. She has been on a 3 month adventure around eastern Mexico (which she has visited at least twice before). Pat first travelled when she was 21 when she caught a boat to Spain fell in love and almost married a Spaniard. She returned home and eventually married an Aussie, but they kept the travel bug alive, saving up to do long trips when ever they could. They were married 50 years, and she only lost her hubby last year. That hasn't put her off though.
When we met Pat, she had just completed a 3 week trek around Cuba. She had organised an interpreter/driver and off she went. It made our few days in Havana look a bit povo! She was already planning her next trip. Totally inspirational. I hope I'm still going that strong at 80.
This gave us an opportunity to discover a bit more about this intrepid traveller. We were amazed to find out the following... Her name is Pat, she's 80 years old this year and is form Adelaide. Pat is what you'd call a seasoned traveller. In fact she took herself off to Paris (by herself) to celebrate her 80th earlier this year. She has been on a 3 month adventure around eastern Mexico (which she has visited at least twice before). Pat first travelled when she was 21 when she caught a boat to Spain fell in love and almost married a Spaniard. She returned home and eventually married an Aussie, but they kept the travel bug alive, saving up to do long trips when ever they could. They were married 50 years, and she only lost her hubby last year. That hasn't put her off though.
When we met Pat, she had just completed a 3 week trek around Cuba. She had organised an interpreter/driver and off she went. It made our few days in Havana look a bit povo! She was already planning her next trip. Totally inspirational. I hope I'm still going that strong at 80.