Cuba blog May 8, 2019

Submitted by eagle on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 17:07

Getting ready to leave Cuba, bittersweetly.

 

Some things I'll miss about Cuba:

 

Horses ("Caballo!")

Food! Rice, beans, etc.

Kind people

Sunshine

Music

Mangoes

Guavas

etc.

 

Some things I won't miss about Cuba:

 

Noises! Yelling

Vehicle exhaust

Bureaucracy

Bloqueo

 

I'd wanted to go to Baracoa & Guantanamo. After walking around Santiago some more, seeing the main parts of the city, I went to the train & bus station. Asked around, sounded like no private buses going to those destinations.

 

With my cash reserves running low, still concerned about getting safely out of Cuba, I decided not to go. Instead, spent the beautiful day in a grassy area under the sun, thinking.

 

Now planning to leave Cuba Friday if feasible.

 

So far Santiago de Cuba seems like one of the dirtier, noisier cities in the country.

 

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