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Baracoa part 2 - let's get political!
On day 2 in Baracoa we went on a guided hike up El Yunque ('the anvil') for views over the town, sea, and hills. There was a nice stop at a breezy shack selling various types of fresh tropical fruit - mmm.Two very nice Belgian girls were on the tour with us. At the fruit shack we met another group including two Cubans. We saw them again at the summit where our Belgian friend enquired about internet access in the town.
One of ...
Baracoa - Yum.
... from coconut milk, local spices, and tomato, used to cook fish, poultry or meat in. Oh this is SO GOOD.
- Bacan: grated plantain cooked in a banana leaf parcel with a little bit of sauce.
- Locally made chocolate made with locally grown cacao. Sold in bars, or in balls that are grated into hot milk. Al drank a whole jug of ...
Baracoa - oppsummert
... betale de...400 kr. den kostet), men mange maa ha siklet lenge, lenge paa den. Fikk i alle fall mange tilrop og lange blikk da jeg noe forlegen trasket raskt tilbake til casa'en igjen. Da vi stod og ventet paa bussen senere, var det mange sykkeltaxiryttere som ba om aa faa proeve den, og det fikk de selvfoelgelig. Fantastiske musikere, men noe instrument har de altsaa ikke. Synd - de fleste som trakterer et instrument, uansett om det er innenfor husets ...
Vi drar til Baracoa
Rundturen vår denne uken kommer til å gå fra marinaen til Baracoa, videre til Santiago de Cuba, og så til Holguin, før vi treturnerer til marinaen neste søndag, kanskje via Guardalavaca, nå forhåpentligvis med tredjemann på slep. Puh.
Vi forlot båten ca. kl. 11 mandag morgen. For første etappe, til Baracoa, valgte vi taxi. Avstanden er intet mindre enn 32 mil.
Javisst, 32 mil.
Med mine 189 cm. i baksetet på en koreansk riskoker, blottet for støtdempere allerede ...
Salsa!!
... in Cuba had tarred our view of getting to know people. It turned out we were amongst a very genuine group of people but I wasn't sure of that until the following day. This made for some difficulties during the evening, when we declined a drink or a dance, but fortunately nothing serious transpired. I think they were well aware of what we were thinking and went to great lengths to show us that wasn't why ...