Courage is Grace under Pressure A favourite quote and now a favourite place! We gathered in the Darwin Lounge for our 2pm tour, Hemingways Trails, I was a little surprised to be getting a bus for a 2 hour walking tour, but discovered that came later, first we drove to the outskirts of Havana to…
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Havana morning
9am at the plank – that was to become our meeting place, late enough for a good breakfast, early enough to miss the heat & the crowds. So off I went with 2 new friends, Linda & Howard, also solo travellers. Out of the port & turn left, then 10CUC, about £8 bought us a…
Club Tropicana
Club Tropicana drinks are free Fun & sunshine there’s enough for everyone 🎤🎤🎤 Late arrival into Havana meant there was no time to explore before our trip to Club Tropicana 1500 people pack into the arena every night of the week to watch 200 dancers strut their stuff! Girls are met with a flower, while…
Havana Arrival
From a distance it looked pretty much like any other city port, jam packed with buildings, sky scrapers, domes… We’d been sailing along the coast of Cuba since early afternoon, due to dock at 5pm. I guess it was around 4pm that people started to gather on deck to watch the sail in and shortly…
Cozumel & my first snorkel
After a full day travel an 8.30 start was not welcome! Alarm was set and after a very tasty breakfast in the Veranda Restaurant we grabbed a towel and set off for the snorkel adventure Chakanaab National Park didn’t quite live up to its name, the park was beautiful but it incorporates Dolphin Discovery and…