Casa Particular Gladys Cienfuegos

... other could watch the bags. The woman next to us there with her family nodded at us "yes, it's very dangerous". She had a bit of a chat with Rach in the water too which was nice. Meanwhile I was standing around with my Cubano leech trying my best to dissuade him from persisting in his quest to befriend us. I gotta hand it to him, he handles rejection well!

It was just awkward though as he was standing there watching us ...

... zu geben.

Cienfuegos liegt an d** Suedkueste Kubas an ein** riesigen Naturbucht. Wir kommen schliesslich an d** aeuss**sten Landzunge, Punta Gorda, wied** in einem Privathaus bei Cosita unt**. Am naechsten Morgen **kunden wir **st einmal die Spitze dies** Landzunge und suchen in d** Hitze nach einem schattigen Platz an einem winzigen Strand. Cienfuegos ist nicht so klein und ruhig wie Viņales ab** hat doch seinen eigenen Charme. Pf**detaxis w ...

... station with lawyers, justice of the peace etc getting involved. I think I would have blown a fuse. He is a pretty savvy traveller and I'm sure he will have some stories to tell later on. I leave for Trinidad at 11AM tomorrow. I tried to get internet access but first the electricity was out, then they said manana for a reason I could not understand, then I spent $5.00 just trying to sign on so I smile and am learning the way of life with a grain of salt. I ...

... on or touched that the place with the most diversity was using manīs waste as a catalyst - just my random thought for the day! Nay nay Horse riding that is, got some faster horses than last time to Cascada El Cubano, mostly trotting up a sealed road on the way there and over fields and a couple of river crossings on the way back. Waterfall was tiny as itīs right at the end of the dry season here but the plunge pool was mostly fun to swim and jump into.

... then having Spanish lessons before dinner. Evenings were generally spent in the Casa de la Musica - Emily dancing with every Cuban man with a pulse and David consuming beer with the locals. We will always look back at our time in Trinidad with great fondness and look forward to returning to our Cuban family. Accommodation notes Casa de Hospedaje - Maritza Hernandez Santos Contact: Abel & ...

... about pictures of their children you can see all around the house artisticly taken - a child of 10 usually wears strange grown-up clothes, for instance fur or miniskirt with fishnet top for girls and a cowboy outfir for boys. Strange clothin on pistures doesn't change when they grow up... Although you must be aware that miniskirt is THE SKIRT in Cuba (the shorter it is the better, even if the lady who wears it is ...

... tourists too. I ran into a couple of young Irish blokes, and after formulating our plan we set about ridding the town of all its rum. A young Canadian couple also made themselves comfortable at our table to enjoy the music, but the poor bloke was under the thumb so couldn't be considered for our boys night out. His girlfriend was a bit of alright, so was getting plenty of free Salsa lessons from the locals, and it seemed she knew what she was doing anyway ...

... looking rides (see pics on my website) and although the kids were having a ball, I found it really sad that its once a year that they get to ride on a tricycle. I chose to give Carnival a skip the next (boiling!) day, and instead walked up to a hotel swimming pool which was crammed with somehow (relatively) wealthy Cubans (something I thought didnīt exist and Iīm still puzzled about where they got their money from) and their families - lots of kids, lots of rum and ...

... in succession. We also heard some cuban african music which was abit full on and required time for my soul to return as I had felt it being taken and possessed by the lead singer. When you felt the music come from their hearts, evident in some musicians, it was good and when it was from the whole band, it was great! PARTIES - The regular gig held at "Casa De La Musica" was the place to every night, with inquisitive and enchanted eyes looking towards the dance floor at the ...

After a few days we bussed to Cienfuegos into the clutches of the accommodation Mafia again. Pedro, alerted by Therese, was lying in wait armed with an accurate physical description for identifying us and a sign to catch our attention. Cienfuegos is, again, a colonial town (although quite a bit of it is falling down) augmented with an unlovely pedestrian mall and ringed by a giant shipyard, the bulk of Cuba's shrimp fishing fleet, a nitrogen fertilizer ...