Thursday, July 12, 2012

Varadero - Cuba

So we headed towards Varadero. Outside the bus station a taxi told us he would take us direct for 1$ less each, so saving $2 and we would get there faster. So we climeb into the back of a 1949 Willys Jeep. It was also much less comfortable than the bus, but allot more FUN!

So we got to Varadero were our cassa was actually an appartement with a spare room, balcony, bathroom etc.
But the best bit was we are right on the beach front. We have breakfast overlooking the Carribean turquise blue water and pearly white sand, as beautiful as all those other places we have been but here you can eat a home made pizza for 35p, or sleep in a beach front apartment for £20 for two.

Sophie enjoys soaking up the rays, Digby takes brakes from the sun in the shade or tasting rum and cigars in the tourist boutiques pretending he will buy vast amounts to take home.

One of the nights we go to a burger stand and buy a 70p carton of local rum and discuss life with the locals, as we get drunker they seem to become more honest and crtitical of there country.One is a lawyer and earns 38$ per month. He wants to work in tourism to earn tips and open his own guest house so he can earn a good living.

They drive us to a local bar were they only sell rum by the bottle, Digby does the equivilant of buying a magnum of Krug Champagne in a London club, by buying a 350ml bottle of havan club for $1,95 and 350mlcoke at 0.5$ remeber here the average person earns $12 a month, we are drinking almost a weeks salary for most of these people.

The next day its really hot, drinking = sweating = hot and bothered. Digby spends most of the day sleeping in the shade in between dips in the sea.

Our last morning we quickly grabsome more rays on the beach before cathing the 3.30 bus to Havana.

David & Sofia
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