The Last Vacation

Photo by Jessica Knowlden on Unsplash

We found out about the ban on incoming flights from Europe twenty-four hours after we landed. While acclimating to our new surroundings, a barista at the little cafe on our street broke the news. She explained that three Italian tourists had passed through the city the night before on their way to Trinidad before falling ill. “But not to worry, the climate in Cuba is too hot for the virus to survive,” she assured us. “Impossible.” After spending day after…