We went on a walking tour of Sierra Escambray, a mountainous area half an hour from Trinidad. Our guide, Jack, had been studying the area, flora/fauna, animals etc for 4 years but like us, nearly all his clients question him on life and politics in Cuba rather than anything to do with the land or the area! He was obviously used to it so happily talked about it all, but whether he had ever had quite as eager a quiz master as Ian before is unlikely! It was a beaut...

We had a free day in Tinidad today so we spent the morning exploring the city, which didn't take very long! It is a small colonial city with a lot of character (and a lot of characters!). All the streets are cobbled, all the buildings are colonial (although a little run down as is the case in most of Cuba), and everyone seems to hang outside their houses chatting to neighbours and relaxing in the shapde. You will freqently come across groups of men playing domino...

Yesterday was our last day in Vinales, which we spent at a little island not far from the mainland. Ian spent the day relaxing and I spent the day collecting shells...I'm feeling inspired for more jewellery making! Apart from a random thunderstorm it was a lovely day. Today, what we thought was going to be a 6 hour bus journey to Trinidad turned out to be 9 hours! I can't remember who told us it was 6 hours but clearly they were very wrong. When we reached the c...

We were supposed to be going to see a cave today but we decided that we had seen enough of those in Guatemala so opted for some horse riding instead. It was Ian's first time so he was a bit anxious about how he would find it but we had a great day ...even though I know we are going to be sore tomorrow!! All the horses in Cuba seem to be really small, which is fine for me (although I was of course given the smallest of the small), but it did cross my mind that Ia...

We had a very early start yesterday to get catch our bus from Havana to Vinales. When we arrived we were greeted by about 30 locals all holding signs with names of guests or adverts for their Casa particulares ( a sort of B&B with dinner). Everyone was shouting and jostling each other, it was a bit of a mission to get our bags and find Esther, who we were staying with. We were exhausted yesterday so didn't do much but settle into the house and get to know our...