Last night we ordered everything we could and ate until we were stuffed. By about 8:30, we were fading and excused ourselves to head off to bed. All the guidebooks on Cuba say the food is terrible, but so far I have enjoyed everything. It might be that I am always so hungry, but everything […]

I slept fairly well last night despite the rocks in my back. I thought I heard something in the night, got up and grabbed my flashlight, but didn’t see anything. We awoke in the morning to a beautiful sunrise over the Caribbean. We washed and dressed as the sun rose and then noticed that one […]

As per, an hour after we went to bed last night, the music came on and the Cubans began partying around the pool. This time, I went straight for my earplugs and slept well. We were up and on the road by 8am this morning in an attempt to beat the heat. The ride out […]

Sure enough, the chimes and the music went off every hour on the hour. Tonight I will remember that I brought earplugs. The sun coming up over the square (Plaza de la Revolution) is beautiful. People sit in the morning light talking, people push bikes along the street and there are no cars. We assembled […]

Our bikes and our bags are checked and we are sitting in the first class lounge enjoying the drinks and feeling out of place. When we booked our tickets on points, the only seats available were business class, so we paid for the upgrade and here we are. Everyone else in the lounge is well […]