I got the humans up and going with the sun rise. I was a little sick of all these mangrove cays, OK, it was only two of them, but I dreamed of a run on a good sandy beach. Some squally weather followed by some stronger winds from the North […]
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There are so many Cays here in the Golfo de Guacanayabo there is no way you can visit them all. The fisherman know them well. They know just which ones have deep sand for good holding and which have great promise for fish and lobster. This kind of knowledge we […]
We have been very fortunate with the weather. The winds have remained light and out of the west, making the anchorage off the big white beach here at Cayo Rabihorcado a perfect anchorage. So perfect we are joined by many fishing boats. A small crew on a boat joined us […]
We are making our way north and west through the protected waters of the Golfo de Guacanayabo towards the city of Cienfuegos. The huge bay here is littered with shallow sand bars and mangrove covered Cays. There are a multitude of deep, wide and well marked shipping channels between these […]
We read about Niquero in a free guide book we found on line. A couple stopped here, and despite officials originally telling them they could not come ashore, they had a wonderful visit and dinner at a restaurant. We could not resist trying our luck. Niquero is only 10nm north […]
Cabo Cruz was a great place for the humans to go snorkelling, but rubbish for dogs as I was not supposed to go ashore here. The reef protected bay is very shallow, so you do no get really close to town, so it is not easy to sneak ashore either. […]