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
Wife was not happy about that
and stole her clothes so she had to walk to the house naked
which was good for Hem...NOT a good tactic by wifey
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
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