La Bajada – Heaven and hell

Why heaven?

The best diving spot everDCIM100GOPRO

Eat very well, lobster and exotic fruits ‘à volonté’ (see Paraiso de las frutas)DSC_0158

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The fisherman village where we were living is small, more or less 20 families and the people are totally friendly.DSC_0165


Why hell?

We arrive at 10 in the night, at 4 AM, Emilie woke up due to the ants in the bed. They itch so strongly, that she had to stay from 3 AM to 6 AM in the sea to calm the pain.  Because we were in the heaven, the sea was at only 20 meters away from our home.

Next day, at 8 pm, I was eating dinner. I felt very strong itching, the same as Emilie. I leave the dinner, go to my room, see that there are ants in my boxer… I had forgot the package of a candy in one pocket :((. Because we are in heaven, I could resume my lobster feast.

DSC_0110Please, pay attention to this non-Flemish Passion triptych. The artist didn’t exaggerated at all.

Every Cuban says that the tap water is not good for tourists and that you have to get used to it. A bottle of water cost 2$, so they have to adapt. But how is possible a country with a very good health system to have bad water ? I thought that government might spread this rumor about the water, in order to get more money from the tourists.  I began drinking from the tap half a glass, the one glass, the one liter …. Big mistake, I was very sick for 2 days.

From Viñales to La Bajada

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At the moment of the Cuban revolution, in 1959, there were 600.000 American cars. The majority of them are still in use, you can see them everywhere. The Cuban mecanics are famous for their inventivity. They can put a Moskwich engine in a Cadillac, and change the gear with one from Lada. I am not saying that the Russian cars are better, they were just imported later, in the 80’s. Continue reading From Viñales to La Bajada