Monthly Archives: May 2007

Cienfuegos and Habana

April 30th (Koninginnedag) In the morning I did some work on the boat. Had a look at the sewage tank, hoping to find a way to empty the tank (since I had left Key West with it about ¼ full). … Continue reading

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Cayo Largo – Cienfuegos

Written on: May 4th April 29th Left Cayo Largo with a one hour delay, waiting on the GF, that I ended up rounding up myself so I could leave. The night before I had turned the boat (when it was … Continue reading

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Batabano – Canal de Rosario

February 25th Got off at 8:30 this morning, the wind was about 10 knots, so I took the reef out. Wasn’t even an hour away when the wind was back to 20 knots, so put it back in. The good … Continue reading

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Isla de Juventud – Batabano

Sunday April 22nd This morning I lifted the anchor without even starting up the engine. Had a good two hours of preparations before I was able to go: folded up the dinghy and stored it on deck and replaced the … Continue reading

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La Coloma – Isla de Juventud

Sunday April 22nd Sometimes a sailboat presents you with some interesting surprises. That is what happened yesterday. The plan was to head for Batabano, that is on the south side of Cuba, almost opposite to Havana. Reason to go their … Continue reading

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Cortès – La Coloma

Saturday April 20th Took it easy and the morning and stayed on board to do the dishes. After that I went into town to see if I could by some groceries. As expected there wasn’t all that much available. Though … Continue reading

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Santa Lucia – Cortès

Still need to write about the trip rounding Cabo San Antonio…….

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Bike Ride

Sunday April 15th I had decided to take a bike ride in the mountains, now that the boat was against the dock that would be pretty easy. Since there was still plenty of warm water left (after motoring into the … Continue reading

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First Dissident

Last night I have met the first dissident here in Cuba. Well, not literally, but this was the first time I had a pretty open conversation with a Cuban about politics. When I left the boat I walked into town, … Continue reading

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Puerto Esperanza – Santa Lucia

So today I continued my trip solo. After I dropped off Maria at the bus station (in Vinales) I went to the place where the driver (that had given us a ride in the morning) was supposed to pick me … Continue reading

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