I can’t believe that we have spent close to a month in Cuba. A few days in Puerto Vita at the marina where we parked Viatori with some sight seeing there and an introduction to local Cuban food, then renting a car and on to Holguin, Santiago and Baracoa to stay in casa particulars and…
Havana. How to write Havana. I think there is no way to write to write an all encompassing summary of Havana, you can only write about your experiences and what you saw. This is the start of our time there…
After getting to the marina at 2:00am and doing our paper work with the harbor master we tried to connect to the AC power at the marina only to find there was a ground fault. We just went to sleep inside without air conditioning instead of trying to screw around and fix it at 2:30…
After exploring the interior of the Cuba at the east end we decided to head to Varadero to put ourselves in striking distance of Havana and eventually the US.
About 150 km northeast of Santiago de Cuba is the town of Baracoa which according to our host, Carlos, is a great place to visit. We took his advice and headed there. The drive to Baracoa was about an hour longer than needed and quite eventful.