CUBA – HAVANA
CUBA WEEK 2: Friday December 16 – Sunday December 18, 2016
We loved this city and we loved the Cuban people. We loved their generosity and willingness to go out of their way to help.
If we were to visit Cuba again it would be to see the progress in this marvelous cities rebirth.
We organised for a private taxi to take us from Havana back to Santa Clara from where we were flying back to the US the next day. We shared the ride with three young Americans touring Cuba for a short time. I think that after Havana every town in Cuba would be a disappointment. There is nothing quite like it.
Cuban Capital building undergoing its first restoration in over 100 years.
House of Bacardi
Bacardi rum logo styled after the ornament on the roof of their original building in Havana
Cruise ships have started arriving in Havana only recently. We saw three in five days.
Air pollution from old cars and old industry makes for pretty sunrise and sunset.
View from our room in Havana
Our taxi was a 50’s Dodge.
Hardly any cars on the Freeway out of Havana
So enjoyed your trip to Havana now ou will be home and getting ready for Christmas I am a recent widow but luckily blessed with 4wonderful daughter s I will spend Christmas with one of them.ella is still in Portland Oregon but we hope so much she will come home next year and start a job.happy Christmas to you both and good bye !!!!!
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Hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family Anne. We will be in New York for Christmas abd back in Australia in time for New Year.
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And no doubt that while you are in New York you’ll be pounding the pavement in preparation for the New Year’s day 10K.
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Training for it as I write this Robert :-). Looking forward to it immensely.
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Wow Guys, what an amazing place. Have New York kind of Christmas and hope to see you in OZ in January. At Loreto?
Phil M
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Thank you Phil,
See you in January.
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Glad you both enjoyed Havanna. I loved it during my time there. Hope they look after it. It could be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Have a great Christmas wherever you celebrate it.
Chris
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Hi Chris
Couldn’t agree more. Havana could be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Have a wonderful Christmas and catch up in the New Year.
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I felt like I was there…
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Corky, any plans to pick up where you were forced to leave off in the near future. Can’t remember exactly, but I vaguely recall you had to leave the PCT around Ashland…hope all is well with your injury.
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Good to hear from you Bob. It has now been a month since we’ve returned to Australia and are still settling back in. The ankle is doing great. I am planned on coming back to complete Oregon and Washington this year. I will update the blog with some thoughts and comments on the PCT hike.
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