Sol Rio de Luna y Mares
Travel Blogs from Guardalavaca
It's a long way to see a rooster
We were initally told this was a 6 hour bus ride. On our itinerary it said 4 1/2 hours. Eddy confirmed that was impossible; more like 6 or 7.
Then we started driving. First we debated about stopping and where. We were offered either a visit to a crocodile farm or a stop at a sugar mill.
At this point in our week Eddy had done a lot of …
Dancing with crabs
I guess it's not a huge surpise that all of my entries feature animals! Cuba is for the most part, still using horses and carts, chickens roam around as well as cats and goats. It's like going back to the 40's sometimes when you're driving through.
This for me is part of the charm of Cuba and why I like it.
Okay, so not having toilet seats …
Snorkel, snorkel
This was our free day to take an excursion. We had a glass bottomed boat booked for all ten of us plus the three crew.
It was kind of overcast and while we were out on the water it began to thunder and lightning. Then I was reminded of one of the comments a hotel manager made during a visit to a hotel beach earlier in the week. Check out the …
Holguin Jan 19, 2004
Voyagemavie stayed here on Jan 19, 2004 during their trip titled: Voyagemavie's Great Adventure.
Welcome to Cuba
... taxi brought us to our Casa particulares, but I could not stay there because my room was already rent, probably because of the delay and he expected me and my money would not come anymore. So I was brought to another friends' casa and surprisingly was the first foreign client there. At this time I did not know that i had the cyclone in my luggage ;-), that disconnected electricity and destroyed the house ...