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0830 – Depart by bus for Playa Larga
We leave western Cuba this morning for a lengthy but intriguing drive to the Bay of Pigs.
1430 – Arrive Australia
After stopping for a no-host lunch, we pass through a nostalgic window into the sugar cane industry in Cuba, along with the trusty trains that carried the cane.
1530 – Arrive Playa Larga, check into our casa particulares
After time to relax and check out Playa Larga, those interested in a swim are invited to join us for a unique experience in a cenote. Cenotes (water-filled sinkholes) are a geological phenomenon of Cuba’s Caribbean coast and this afternoon offers the opportunity to swim in one, or in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean across the road. This is not a well-developed site and access into the cenote or the waters of the Caribbean could be tricky. Care and a pair of water shoes are advised.
1730 – Return to guesthouses
Our home for the next two nights is Playa Larga, a bustling village on the shores of Bahía de Cochinos, known to Americans as the infamous Bay of Pigs. Our private guesthouses for the next two evenings allow us the delightful opportunity to stroll the village and the dreamy, palm-lined Caribbean beach. Political reminders of the unsuccessful, American-backed 1961 invasion by Cuban exiles are strewn throughout this part of Cuba, but today’s beautiful beaches and natural setting bely the violence and political turmoil of this chapter of the Cuban story.
1830 – Dinner in Playa Larga
At the old sugar factory train lot
The swan towels at our Casa Paticulares
To the cenote and the Caribbean Ocean. Got our feet wet, but did not have the footware to jump in because I would not be able to get back out
Tomorrow's schedule, and Cuban soap
