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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, at 83kms. The problem is the midday heat rather than the distance. We were expecting a fairly boring ride but the first thirty kms from Playa...
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 our casa particular in Playa Girón and watch the day begin. People are already gathering at the intersection waiting for a ride to wherever they...
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 impression that this was the ill conceived and poorly executed effort of a ragtag group. However, we have been...
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 familiar to some, but more about that in another blog.) Crossing Cuba from north to south isn’t much of an...
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 two part intervention. First, even though we now technically have a SIM card and access to wifi at our accommodation,...
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 options we lived in the moment, rolling into towns where we would be guided by locals to accommodation. There were no smart phones,...