Off to Cuba
Map of Cuba January 28, 2023: Off to Cuba Ruth: On Monday we head to Cuba for 5 weeks of cycling. Cuba is longer than ... Read More
Making Tracks
Ruth: The last time we travelled to Cuba, about 20 years ago, we had our bikes, a guidebook and a paper map. With no other ... Read More
First Days and First Lessons in Cuba
February 3-Carbonera to Jovellanos - 61kms - Finca Luna We have become increasingly dependent on technology, but Cuba is breaking us from this. It’s a ... Read More
A nature walk
Gordon: Yesterday we completed our bike ride across Cuba, arriving in Playa Larga at the head of the Bay of Pigs. (That name may be ... Read More
The Bay of Pigs
Gordon: In April, 1961, a group of mostly Cuban-Americans attempted an invasion of Cuba with the goal of regime change. I was always of the ... Read More
Un Día en Playa Girón
The sun comes up at 7:15 and the temperature is about 18 degrees, cool and perfect. I sit in a rocking chair in front of ... Read More
It’s all about the birds: Playa Girón to Cienfuegos
Albert’s photo of a pygmy owl. It’s all about the birds. Our ride to Cienfuegos from Playa Girón was a bit longer than I like, ... Read More
Cienfuegos
We are staying in Cienfuegos, the “Paris of Cuba” or “the Jewel of the South.” Like all things Cuban this jewel could use a little ... Read More
Money
As in so many other respects, Cuba is an unusual destination in regards to money. When we were last here, 20 years ago, there were ... Read More
Trinidad
We finally found the Cuban music and the other foreign tourists: they’re both in Trinidad. We were a little concerned about Trinidad, as it has ... Read More