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Our only full day in Santa Clara took us initially to the Arnesto Che Guevara Monument about 2km outside of the city. There they had a statue of the legend and underneath was a museum dedicated to his life story. There was also a mausoleum where Che and various other men who died with him … Continue reading »

Today we woke up to a morning of grey skies and torrential showers. We were hoping that we would bump into the German tourists we saw at breakfast the previous day so that they might be able to drive us to Matanzas where we would then catch a bus to Santa Clara, however they must … Continue reading »

Another early start to the day took us to the beach for another beautiful sunrise. The only other people we could see were fishermen on small boats traversing the coast and baby crabs nibbling on what looked like sand, but probably small pieces of bread left over by humans from the previous day. After a … Continue reading »