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Camaguey and Playa Santa Lucia So about 5 weeks into my time Cuba, I started my travels around the Eastern part of the island, and was joined by Adrien, the French dude we made friends with in Vinales. I had just been suffering from a bad stomach so after a diet of coke and white rice, we set off by coach. Camaguey was our first stop, about 6 hrs …
Carnaval and no tourists
... he knows something about diving in Santa Lucia. And well, it turns out that he is a dive instructor in the place called Jardines del Rey, which is the best place in Cuba to dive, but also a very expensive one as only 500 persons are allowed, a year ! But he can still help me as he knows a dive instructor, Pedro, in Camaguey who also goes to Santa Lucia for diving. Great ! I get the phone number and we arrive ...
Camaguey
... Square), overlooked by two handsome Che Guevaras. Unfortunately the live music there was spoiled by idiots at the mixing desk (where's Michael Parsons when you need him?) but we stayed anyway to take in the costumes worn by the singers and the 16-strong salsa dancing troupe. Oh I wish we had taken the camera with us.
Best female outfit was probably the one-legged red leotard with large circular holes cut down the outside of the leg fabric. But we were also taken with the ...
Maxhütte
Hier war es im Vergleich zu Trinidad viel gemütlicher, da diese Stadt bei Touristen nicht so beliebt ist. Der Stadtkern ist nicht so romantisch und schön, aber die Leute wirken entspannter und auf den Straßen ist mehr Leben. Da zeigt sich auch an der Anzahl der geöffneten Bars ...
Happy Easter
... in among all take overs and revolutions a decision was made to rip out these trees which impacted the ecosystem and turned the soil from rich farming land to barren grasslands. Killing of cattle in Cuba for beef is forbidden by Fidel and the cows we have seen are for milking only. Another mystery to me is why all the cows look like beef cattle and I only ever see powdered milk……
For our second homestay Karen and myself along ...