SNORKELLING MY WAY TO CAYO BLANCO

No. Of course I did NOT snorkel my way to Cayo Blanco!

But it did sound like a nice title for this post. AND there was some snorkelling included on my way to the cayo. Which, of course, I didn´t do because I´m a bit scared of the ocean water and its tide.

It´s an hour boat trip from the marina to the cayo and we stopped for about 20 minutes for some people (my cousin among those) to do some snorkelling. I was 10 seconds away of putting on my lifejacket and jumping into the water but I´m a bit of a coward and decided to stay safe and dry on the boat while taking photos of the brave ones in the water!

THE MORRO FORT

The Morro Fort is this old structure that served as a protection for the city against pirates and corsaries. It offers delightful views of La Habana! At sunset, the scenario and views from the fort´s balconies are breathtaking!

They have this ceremony there daily. For the past 400 years, every night at 9pm, they fire a cannon ball to the water. Back then, it was an alarm sign, letting the people know they were threatened by enemy ships sailing towards La Habana. The only time they didn´t shoot the cannon ball was during Second World War because every time they shot it, they would think that war had reached them.

TE QUIERO HABANA

Once again I´m in full Habana mood!

So my sister texted me the other night letting me know that one of my fave movies, Dirty Dancing: Havana nights, was about to start on TV. Though I was in bed already, I couldn´t help myself and turned the TV on! I just LOVE that movie! It hasn´t been filmed in Cuba per se, the actual location is Puerto Rico, but it brought so many memories of my (very few) days in La Habana. I so wanna go back there! I don´t think one can ever get tired of walking around town.

And now, while I leave you with this set of photos, I´m gonna go crank up the volume as I played the Dirty Dancing: Havana nights soundtrack!

See you on Thursday!!

VARADERO, CUBA (PART II)

By the few number of posts about Varadero you will find out it wasn´t my fave part of my trip to Cuba. Not that I didn´t like it. Believe you me when I say the beaches are gorgeous but I´m more of the get-out-of-the-hotel-and-explore kind of girl and I felt a bit like a prisioner there. You see, the hotel was a huge all inclusive thing and there was no need to get out of it to go anywhere. They even have a a theater where they perform musicals every single night (the Michael Jackson´s This is it musical was AMAZING!).

I felt like a caged lion!