Student Spotlight
Another hy intensity student doing great things
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Sunday
540am why am I up?
Breakfast at 7am
I am sola
Our chef tells me I am not sola...indeed
703 am
Jesus gives me a tour of the roof..
Magnificent and dangerous cause it's under construction
But if you know anything about me at all, I choose adventures and exploration
My crew slowly pads put of their rooms
Anne and Louise
Eric and Darcy
Breakfast..conversation
Familia
818am
Jany comes by to collect Anne and Louise to take them to the Airport
Jang-ho, this is one of your donated tennis bags.
She was so very thankful and loved the color
Of all the items donated, I only knew what Jany and Mandy got
So I am pleased to share
924 am
I have been yakking about visiting a local supermarket with the sounds of "why" coming back.
Today, I dragged 3 people with me
We walked there from home
And I found some good things on the way
That supermarket was ........ .....................no words yet
We were also close enough to the Elian Gonzales, 138 flag pole work of Art that the Cuban Govt put up to block out the American Embassy and American "propaganda"
Of course I had to get into the maze of it...Darcy and Eric followed, and soon the Police spotted us and shouted for us to leave...we did and I was a little nervous that maybe our phones would be confiscsted
Back home around 1045am
More strategic packing as to not break any of those lovely bottles of rum and degistiv I purchased yesterday
1137 am
OMG
Eric and Darcy just said yes to following me on a letterboxing adventure
Ask me about it upon my return
The adventure begins at the Capitol
We took a taxi and found the first clue.
We as Americans are not allowed to stay at this hotel
1215pm
Lunch at The Hotel Inglaterra
My lunch mates, Darcy and Eric make hanging out FUN
138pm
We are back home at the Art Deco, a lovely, highly recommended home away from home and I am sad to do that one more "look" to make sure I am not leaving anything
What a great trip.
Soup to nuts.
Jam packed.
We did everything and saw everything
Experienced SO much
I am definitely doing it again.
Next time I am taking juniors to compete with and against our Cuban friends
2pm taxi to the Airport
PS. I did not steal the Art deco dematasse cup and saucer
Hello JetBlue
JB 1900
325pm
We were pulled out of one line and scurried to the "Diplomatic" line and in no uncertain terms, we were told to "Get out you are NOT a diplomat"....lol
333pm
Now we are in the parents with babies line
LOTS OF TIME TO WRITE
The butting in line here is comical.
No one says anything
430pm
We are finally through customs and I am craving popcorn.. .denied
I have wasabi almonds
5pm
Boarding
So long Cuba
I will return
630pm
Just landed in Ft Lauderdale
Missing the Cuban air and everyone I met over the last 4 days
Sigh!
620am Saturday
Alarm..uggh
Had a nice talk with Adrianna the leader of this tour about bringing kids here to Cuba for a tennis exchange
I am SO in
Stay tuned for information on that
Breakfast was once again delicious
Fresh papaya juice
Fresh pineapple
Coffee, SO good
Fresh bread
Real butter
830am pick up to TOUR
No tennis for the HIT crew today
We are wiped out and injured
So, massive touring today
912 am
Cigar factory
Another form of slavery?
Room without cameras
Like an escape room
That is all I can say
1038am
This little "store" sells good
Cuban items at dirt cheap prices
The coffee was so good
And the 1 sip of a digestive left me wanting more
Jamal one of your shirts went to Mandy, our guide
1116am
A real market where citizens get free goods to cook
All from farms
1122am
This is the place to get "rations" like during the depression
Our cigars are AT the van for us
Now the distribution
1146 am
Central antiques market
I got everything on my list.
Scooooooooore
That one woman begging with a new baby and a small child?...I gave her all the change in my pocket..
She rolled her eyes and sucked her teeth
I didnt say to her what I wanted to say
Took the hy road
130pm
Al Carbon for lunch
Delicious. And filled with Art on the walls
The Hemingway House next
330pm
This 10 acre property was bought with the money from "For whom the bell tolls" from Paramount
More than 20 novels from 1940 onward were written here
The buffalo is tied to his Kilimanjaro novel
On July 2, 1961 he committed suicide
He was 61...almost 62
His Brother, sister, father, grand father, son...all committed suicide
Ava gardner swam naked in this pool...
She was one of many h\Hollywood royalty who visited and hung out here
Hem was watching her swim from the tower
His boat cost 7k to build
And he cruised from the Keys to Havana often
It is "docked" on what was once his tennis court which was destroyed in a hurricane
456 PM
San Carlos de la Cabana Fort
Too high up so the moat was never filled with water
And we met Jose Castelar Cueto who rolled the longest cigar
He holds the Guinness Book of World Record for this feat
715 PM
Picked up for dinner at
Paladar La Cucina de Lilliam
Absolutely delicious food
It just kept coming out of the kitchen
I am stuffed!
A tick
11pm
Cuban Art Factory
The line is 300 feet long, 4 across
I am saying NO
We go to another hang out
but the best Salsa band won't go on till 1230am
I say NO
We all say NO
And we head back home,
We say our goodbyes to the crew we wont see tomorrow and start packing
Many leave us early.
I am on a 530pm plane tomorrow
Gonna hit a local supermarket and walk to the water
But first...get my water bottle ready to fit 10 cigars
Yep, an upcycle water bottle is my cigar carrier
