20 Mar
Having spent the majority of my last trip to Cuba in Havana, I decided this year I’d like to see more of the island and as the weather was perfect, our first excursion was a day trip to the beach at Tarara. It was quite windy causing some fairly big waves and the sea was Read more…
18 Mar
I had taken Frank already twice to the tobacco farms, Viñales and Pinar del Rio so I thought I’d show him a different part of Cuba this time. Give Frank a good cigar, some rum and a nice cannon or machine gun and he is a happy camper. So what better place than Bay of Read more…
2 Jul
This has been a great trip. I know I repeat myself, but when else did I have the time, the energy and the solitude to travel by myself around Cuba spending time doing nothing and relaxing on a beach or a tobacco farm ? After just two days in Havana picking up & ordering some Read more…
18 Apr
Caleta Buena Charcoal making in the Swamp April 2012 Another nice tour is to Caleta Buena, 8 kms from Playa Giron where the Invasion museum stands and ca. 35 km from Playa Larga. The museum in Playa Giron is interesting but I had seen it last year. Caleta Buena is a sea-water basin protected by Read more…
18 Apr
Guama April 2012 As I wrote in the main text : “The days were spent touring around to places like nearby Guama, an island in the swamp lake that houses a Taino Indian village and a hotel, quite touristy, the trip & crocodile farm were interesting, the place was not.” Here is the picture Read more…
17 Apr
Playa Larga / Caleton Supermarket on wheels The “Blue Monster” Almendron April 2012 Part II of my report on Playa Larga, Bay of Pigs. Pictures here of my quiet days there, the good food and a visit to Australia and the old railway engines there. We always provided free lifts to people in our Almendron Read more…
16 Apr
Playa Larga Casa Homero April 2012 Dedicado a mi amigo Adrian “Tocho” que comparte el cariño hacia Cuba – un saludo ! This visit I really did get to relax, vacation and tour Cuba in a very different way than ever before. I had passed through Bay of Pigs last year, had not stopped Read more…
