• February 4 A bank, a bank, and finally a frigging bank!

    We walked up to the Revolution Square and took a few pictures. It is beside the Viazul bus station and the taxi drivers said it was about a 45 minute walk they were about right. We took a bicycle taxi back to Parque Cespetes and we went looking for a bank Bonnie thought we were […more]

  • February 03, Rum, rum, more rum, and a chocolate soldier

    We started the day with two things in mind, the Emilio Bacardi Museum, and The Carnival Museum. We struck out completely on the Bacardi museum it is closed for renovations and not going to open until June. Strike two was the Carnival Museum. Santiago de Cuba has a Carnival much along the lines of Bahamas' […more]

  • February 2, The planted, the plants, and the almost planted.

    We had our tour booked but Beatrix was not around this morning so we were a little unsure if the jeep was leaving at 9:30 or 10. It turned out to be closer to 9:30 so we were good. Our first stop was the cemetery(cemeterio patrimonial Santa Ifigenia). According to the guide books, this is […more]

  • February 01, The east end of the historical walk

    Our casa is on Trinidad also called General Portuondo, every street has two names, one listed on the buildings on the street, and one listed on the guides. Some of the guides use one set of names and the other one may use the other set of names. It's a mixed bag and confusing at […more]

  • Jan 31 Getting lost in Santiago de Cuba

    Breakfast wasn't quite as good as Pepe's but That is hardly a criticism. Pepe is a top grade chef and presentation is a big thing to chef's. The food was still very good, and lots of it. Bananas, pineapple, melons, rolls (HONEY TO DIE FOR) two boiled eggs, and amazingly good coffee. The first thing […more]

  • January 30, On our list of Good Days in Cuba, This wasn’t one of them.

    We knew it probably wasn't going to be considering we were starting out at 10:00 pm (Jan 29) for a 15 and a half hour bus ride. By the time we got to Santigo de Cuba at 13:30, with one quick bathroom break, and no coffee or any food since 5 pm the previous day […more]

  • January 29 Walking around Varadero

    Our bus was leaving at 21:45 so we had a day to walk around and do not much of anything. We checked out of Pepe's and Elisa's and they were kind enough to allow us to leave our bags in their apartment and come back and get them later. They had another guest coming in […more]

  • January 28, 2015 A day to get on Cuban time

    We always take a day for letting our bodies adjust to the climate and to go from winter hibernation mode to actually wanting to do something outside. Today is to get our tickets to Santiago de Cuba and ask Elisa to call the next casa, Walk the beach and relax. The school is closed for […more]

  • January 27 2015 ESCAPE!

    Made it out of Fredericton in the nick of time SNOWMAGGEDON was what the US was calling the storm. Our forecast was 20-30 cm (8 to 12 inches) with blowing winds. Everyone called asking if we knew about the storm and asking if we were going to get out. The weathernetwork.com weather forecast said that […more]