The final major battle of the Cuban Revolution was fought in the city of Santa Clara.  Under the command of Che Guevara, 340 guerrillas engaged government forces about ten times as large.  In an incident that is well remembered in Cuba, a small band of... Read More

Yesterday I gave some ibuprofen capsules to a woman working at the art gallery next to our casa particular in Remedios. Her knees were swollen with arthritis, and she was telling us that she can’t get anything for them.  I had read before I arrived... Read More

Without a headwind we had a pleasant 83 km ride over rolling hills to Remedios yesterday.  The heat (30 to 32 degrees every day) is always an issue, but as long as we are off the road by early afternoon we aren’t too dehydrated when... Read More

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text] I feel that Ruth’s blog about looking for lunch in Topes glossed over some aspects of that area, like long walks in the jungle. We spent four nights in Topes, the longest we have been in any one place.  This was due in... Read More

We have climbed up to Topes de Collantes, at 750 metres in the Escambray Mountains. The road up was as much as a 22% grade, but we were both able to stay on our bikes for the whole climb. This was partly thanks to our... Read More

We finally found the Cuban music and the other foreign tourists: they’re both in Trinidad.  We were a little concerned about Trinidad, as it has a reputation for aggressive touts.  (The slang expression for them is jineteros or “riders”.  Our host in Trinidad was surprised and amused... Read More