Juliette and I are home safe and sound. We are having a bit of trouble adjusting to the idea of working and snow, but all is well. We both wrote daily about our trip when we were down there, so we will be posting that to the site as we get it typed in.
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I don’t do tourist very well. I think it is because I am so easily bored. I see other sitting in the cafés all day drinking coffee in the morning, then beer for the rest of the day. They just watch the people come and go. I try it, but I get restless and leave [...]

We had been planning on staying at the resort until lunch, but we woke up restless and missing our bikes, so we packed our panniers and were on the road for Holguin by 9:30.
The ride passed quickly with a tailwind and beautiful scenery. Steep cliff topped mountains dotted the landscape and the terrain rolled enough [...]

We were up and by the pool drinking coffee by seven this morning. During these weeks of riding, I have settled into the rhythm of the sun, rising and setting each day like one of its disciples.
A buffet breakfast, a swim in the sea, worshipping the sun; leisurely days in a place like this pass [...]

Last night in the square in Banes, we met an American with a touring bike. He was big, loud and Texan. He didn’t want to hear anything about the road ahead or our story, he only wanted to forcefully regale us with his epic stories of his tour so far, his bike and his mishaps.
He [...]

We set off early again this morning for Banes. The first 16 kms on the main road to Holguin were busy, but the road was in good condition and it passed quickly. We then turned north toward Banes and the road immediately turned bad. As we wove through the potholes and our teeth chattered along [...]

Juliette and I are sitting on a beautiful porch in a beautiful Casa in Mayari. The Cristal beer are cold and we can’t believe we are so lucky, or that we are here.
We started out early from Baracoa because we were worried that we might have problems getting a room at the one hotel in [...]

I can’t believe my luck. We got up early this morning and rode 11km out of town, back to the spot where we stopped yesterday. As we rode, we passed hundreds of Cubans walking and riding along the road. The sight of all these people left us with little hope. Finally we came to the [...]

We woke this morning at ten to six to a knock at the door. Our breakfast was ready. The cook had decided that we should be on the road early because of all the hills ahead.
We were packed and on the road before seven. We enjoyed a cool 20km ride through Imias and along the [...]

Last night, I read until nine, then slept until nearly 6:30 this morning. Five days of riding has taken its toll. I was feeling pretty beat last night. My legs were tight and I felt weary. A long sleep and a good breakfast has done the trick though and today should be one of the [...]