Baracoa...Beautiful beaches

As we travelled to our next destination with our packed lunch courtesy of our host family , we made a surprise stop at a secluded beach on the Carribean. We had the place to ourselves the water was divine. The only thing was the pebbles hard on the feet. We had the best ham and cheese rolls ever. Have we mentioned the standard fare everywhere you go ham and cheese or cheese or ham is the go on pizzas, on fish, in fish . The cliffs were fossilized coral and shell it was incredible. We are lucky to visit such places and we are always pinching ourselves.

The scenery on the way to Baracoa changed to very lush roadsides, flowers, stands of palms, bananas, stunning is all I can say. It is a very small town about the size of our Gawler but it seemed to hold twice as many people quite amazing. We stayed in a fine hotel right on the main street. No getting lost for some members of our group as happened in other places because of the confusing streets. Well this place was the party town of Cuba ... just ask the girls on our tour , hickeys everywhere and I won´t mention names. The weather has been great for us still, especially on our beach days.

Talking about that the day we went to the next beach was awesome. As we walked from the bus through the palm trees with pigs, dogs, and chickens we walked on to the softest and whitest sand we have stepped foot on. The water was so clear and warm that we stayed in most of the day . I learned to snorkel properly with no fear thanks to my ever patient Nick. Lunch was served on our towels made by local people who caught the seafood and cooked it . Yum. Lots of resh fruit and salads so cheap. They bought us drinks , fresh squeezed orange juice. Vendors were selling all sorts of things to us so we got to try all different local food. Fun day for all of us. That was the first time we have swum in the Atlantic ocean.

The next day we hiked and went on a river trip rowed by an old man in a boat that took on lots of water. The guy was so tired from rowing Nick and Toby and our guide had to help row.

They don´t have much wildlife in Cuba he reckons they ate everything. At night we went to sleep listening to live music in the bars . It seems to be so mesmerizing this place. Loved it here. We had to get up early the next day 4.00 am to drive 6 hours to catch a flight back to Havana. Back to reality. To say goodbye to our fun new friends and our fantastic tour leader Claire.. boy can she salsa was sad, but on to our next adventure to the west of Cuba.

Che Guervara is the local hero everywhere in Cuba. He is on Tshirts, coins, hats, and this is a portrait painted on a wall