Iberostar Daiquiri Cayo Guillermo

Día siete-Trinidad:

El último día nos levantamos temprano y manejamos a trinidad. Fuimos a la playa a relajar. Yo tomé el sol y también nadé y conocí a muchas personas simpáticas y hermosas. A las cuatro de la tarde manejamos para tras a Santa Clara y nos regresamos a casa. Eso es como mi familia y yo pasamos nos vacaciones a Cuba.

Día cuatro-Santa Clara:

El cuarto día nos levantamos a las diez de la mañana y manejamos a Santa Clara. Cuando llegamos a Santa Clara nos fuimos al parque de los mártires y caminos por el parque y cuando ya no queríamos caminar jugamos futbol con ...

Took a 6 hour bus to Trinidad and arrived 8 hours later - starting to learn what ´Cuban time´means! A small colonial town with cobbled streets and few tourists. An insight into real Cuban life. Stayed at a lovely casa, with 2 roof terraces to ourselves and amazing food. Lols bday was on the Monday so got her (and ourselves) a cowboy hat and went out to Cafe de la Musica in the evening for mojitos and more salsa ...

Arriving at the airport we were greeted with isolated thunderstorms and humid weather- checked in at our hotel and collapsed in our rooms after the 16 journey from our front door. My family and I did very little here in the first week except the occasional ...

Marking a map "day at sea" is hard, so we choose Cayo Coco, Cuba to give you an idea of where we were heading; we could see the mountains of Cuba, but never docked anywhere in or near Cuba. Another relaxing day at sea, get up late, eat late, go the the 'debarkation talk', read more in our books. I did spend a little time at the casino, spent a couple up and down hours on the quarter slots ...

... along with 2 hundred other guests. By the time the Hurricane hit land it had moved further down the coast and had although a category 5 status we only saw the outer rim which was tropical storm status. So Dean was a typical male: all wind and not much action... where we were anyway, but we survived a hurricane and thats the story we will be telling. The room was airconditioned, we slept on the floor and lights were ...

... for a month. Why they have a guard and museum staff posted at the open door to tell everyone this, instead of just closing the door, is anyone's guess. I stressed my back the first morning here, probably as a result of too much gear on my back going to the bus depot in Trinidad and too much horsing with Jonathan. I have to lay about relaxing for the better part of the day. It's really not much different once my back feels better. We spend days lazing about our ...

... t lack. Maybe that's what irritated me sometimes. But whether what rubbed me was his conviction or the result of his actions...? Thoughts for another time, maybe. The mariposa finch in the courtyard is calling. I can hear the baby waking. Lucy is singing her high-pitched squeals to the new day. Another elusive attempt at writing closes. My apologies to the dead, to Cuba, for how little I can say that is true about you.

The perfect place to decipher the rhythms of Cuba. Our casa is right on the corner of a thoroughfare in this sleepy town, and our huge hinged doors open up a whole side of the living room to the street. By 6:30 a.m. life is beginning to trickle past -- pedlars, bici-taxis, parents peddling kids to school -- and it never really stops all day. Lucy and I peek out through the iron bars of our tourist cage ...

... had in Cuba: 5. Cuba Libre - classic. Coke and Rum... 4. Caiparum - Just like a caiparinha but with run. masses of it. And sugar syrup. And orchards of lime... 3. Sliced fruit - watermelon, orange, pineapple, papaya etc. And a ****load of rum... 2. La Churachuchan - honey, run, soda and lemon. Refreshing. And it's got rum in it... 1. Mojito - mint, soda, sugar, rum. The drink that defines Cuba. At least I think... So damn good. Una mas por favor... A trinidad...