With company gone I have been chilling, but the humans have been busy. Although George Town is not the most economical place to do so, the humans have been busy restocking the boat. It is time to make our way south and the route will take us through areas with […]
Cuba
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We are sooooooo loving Cuba!I was so worried I would be disappointed with Cuba after hearing other cruisers ‘moan’ about being ripped off and hassled when they visited Cuba’s north coast. They are soooo missing the best of Cuba.So glad we fought 3 long hard days to get around to […]
To ‘pass’ from your boat to main land Cuba, and back again, you must use designated Marinas as access points. The only Marina in Santiago de Cuba’s harbour is 10 km south of the city. This does put you near the harbour entrance where the water is cleaner, the area […]
We did a taxi share with another couple into the city to stock up on fresh fruit and vegetables. Our driver and car for the day cost 15 CUC ($15) between the four of us. He took us to two different out door markets, the hospital (for our companions), a […]
Some times my humans are completely useless. How many years of sailing now and they still make stupid decisions. So what did they do? They broke their rule of never arriving at a new port in the dark. We were anchored up at the Marina at Santiago de Cuba and […]
We said good bye to the lovely and generous people towns people of Marea del Portello and headed off to a tourist destination, Cayo Blanco. This is a small Cay in the Bay of Pilon that regularily plays host to visitors from the many surrounding hotels. Our guide book promised […]