Back in Havana
Well, that’s it folks another adventure complete, and it been a good one. It must be the most relaxing 3 week adventure I have done so far. The addition of a hire car has bought flexibility and adventure, with no rigid structure to adhere to, just a list of places I want to see in a rough order, with the options of some adventures thrown in for good measure. I spent the last afternoon in Santaigo in a little bar watching the locals and staff have a Friday afternoon jam session. Priceless, music, chat and discussions on how to play the music. I had no preconceptions of what Cuba would be...
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Santiago, what a superb city. I have spent the last few days in and around the city. First stop was the 1234M peak called Gran Piedra about 20KM out of town. I would guess that 1200M of that was drivable, in my trusty hire car anyway, including hitch hikers. Just the last few steps to climb. Weirdly, the mountain became greener as I climbed, with numerous ferns at the top. Most if the time it is covered in mist/cloud so it was great to have an unobscured view. Both inland and out to sea, all the way along the coast from Santiago to Guantanamo. Also at the top because of the climate was a...
Read MoreTrinidad to Santiago
Well, according to the Casa owner and a number of others it takes 12 hours to get from Trinidad to Santiago. Therefore,I decided to split the journey just under half way at a large town called Camaguey. The first day from Trinidad to Camaguey, went without a hitch, just under 4 hours, that was exactly what people said it would take. Managed to successfully negotiate a number of town ring roads without issue despite the continued lack of signage. However, as so many people line the roads around town, I just kept asking every KM or so just to make sure. Got to Camaguey just after lunch and...
Read MoreAround Trinidad
Trinidad got even better once I ventured beyond the city limits and up into the hills. Two days spent exploring the valley and the mountains inland. Oh the joys of having a car. Firstly there was the hills and the two fantastic water falls I walked to. When I left that morning I had no idea where I was going or what I was going to do in the hills just that I was going and something would turn up. And it did. There is a lookout tower and cafe once you reach the summit of the first hill. Where I got the photograph of the go anywhere ZIL lorry. In there the helpful cafe owner advised me if I had...
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Trinidad what a superb town, what can I say, the best place so far I think. A fantastic town, the centre of which is very much 19th century colonial. Cobbled streets,brightly painted walls, terracotta roofs, heavily weather wooden doors and windows, some with metal bars and some with wooden louvres, all to aid ventilation and to keep cool when it gets really hot in the summer. All this before the advent of air conditioning. The town is very photogenic. It is great to just wander around and take it all in, chatting to, or just saying hello to the locals, who, as I have said before, live life...
Read MoreRemedios to Cienfuegos
I have now moved on to Cienfuegos on the south coast after a quick trip to Remedios and Caibarien on the north coast. Remedios is a quaint small town, with a rural feel to it. Wandering around the town you can feel that life is slow, relaxed and done at a pace that is no more than necessary. Here I got the chance to catch up with my aunt and uncle who are, by pure coincidence, on an organised trip to Cuba following part of the same route I have taken so far. Nice to catch up over a drink and recount our very recent travels even though they are only a day or too old. Sugar plays a very big...
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Martin Weaver is a lovely man who likes traveling and having adventures. 
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