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Off to the Rosario Cays

  PHOTOS LINK —>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/5SKDdMUK8S66rEFw2 Cayo Guano del Este again From Cienfuegos we set off to spend time in the southern cays of Cuba. We left Cienfuegos and headed to Cayo Guano del Este where we hoped to spend a quiet … Continue reading

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Trinidad for the day

  PHOTO LINK –>>  https://photos.app.goo.gl/SuVkT1K3OL1uhtMo2 Trinidad Our visit to Trinidad was arranged when we were in Cienfuegos. There was a guy that we met on one of our first daily walks towards the town just along the roadway from the marina. … Continue reading

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Cienfuegos

  PHOTOS LINK —->> https://photos.app.goo.gl/C3L6Qze3oHBCq7bN2 And on to Cienfuegos The sail to Cienfuegos was a long all day passage that was mostly unmemorable, few ships, no fish caught, mainly comfortable and only a few other sailboats, which were following us. Before entering … Continue reading

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Cayo Largo and Cayos Dios – Cayo Sal and Cayo Guano Este

  PHOTO LINK –>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/C3L6Qze3oHBCq7bN2 Cayo Largo and Cayos Dios – Cayo Sal and Cayo Guano Este We did a 38-hour passage to Cayo Largo from Maria Gorda, leaving at 05:00 hours, not my favourite time to leave. Overall it was … Continue reading

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Capo San Antonio to Maria Gorda

  PHOTO LINK à> https://photos.app.goo.gl/HM9H3v9Z4n07Fsg63   Maria Gorda   Capo San Antonio to Maria Gorda Having enjoyed our time at Capo San Antonio and meeting several fellow cruisers we left for a day sail around the Cape. We had waited for … Continue reading

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From Hemingway to Capo San Antonio

      PHOTOS LINK à> https://photos.app.goo.gl/xla7O3Sp3jIl6bUm2 Our intension had been to spend only a few days in Hemmingway Marina, but that turned in 5 days. Chico was a huge star there, so many folks wanted to see him and … Continue reading

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Hemingway Marina, the nearby village, Casablanca and Havana again

    PHOTOS LINK –>> 1st https://photos.app.goo.gl/CCac11M0117AzcT33  The village and Hemingway Marina 2nd https://photos.app.goo.gl/PEpm1jZUDld0W4LE2  Casablanca and Havana Hemingway Marina and the local village The day following our 1st visit to Havana John and I rode around the marina. It is of an … Continue reading

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Onto Marina Hemingway and Havana

  PHOTOS LINK –>>   https://photos.app.goo.gl/rfE9L6eXImFc2tbs1 Cayo Blanca We were at Cayo Blanca for a few hours before we sailed to Marina Hemmingway. The water was just beautiful! However the main purpose was to get the boat ready for the 80 … Continue reading

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Marathon to Veradero Cuba, Feb. 2018

  PHOTO LINK——>>   https://photos.app.goo.gl/tdN8BMxzKqhCPVJi1   Crossing to Cuba Well we crossed to Cuba arriving yesterday, February 2nd morning. The passage was not fun, one of the worse, the weather was predicted to be 10-15 knots and instead was a steady over 20 … Continue reading

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Around Boot Key, Marathon in January

PHOTO LINK –>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/5MSK0lg7XdYfppI42 New Year: January arrived with a beautiful day, so John and I headed off riding our bikes to Sombrero Beach. About 2/3ds of the way there I got a flat tire. What a pain! Back we walked … Continue reading

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