We visit a wreck on a nearby reef. It is sad to see another boat washed up on a reef, damaged and stripped beyond repair. We take some time to explore the crystal clear waters and coral reef but return back to home base, Cayo Alcatraz to spear some dinner....
We go exploring around Cayo Alcatraz but it's not what we expected. It really is a lonely harsh place and I love it. I visit a hurricane devastated beach and search for crocodiles but there are non around. News of the Covid virus comes through on the Garmi...
We officially check out of Cuba and leave Cien Fuegos as early as we can in the morning. Its a long day sail but we fall back on a backup plan when the wind gets on the nose. Eventually we arrive to an excellent snorkeling spot in a place called the Jardin...
Margarida is excited. We arrive to Cien Fuegos where she can finally get some culture. We also explore Trinidad, a nearby city where we find the world's biggest and heaviest hat. This really is a picturesque town but don't read this, watch the video!
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We leave the western part of the Cays of the Gods and head to the lighthouse at the end of the chain. We are hoping to climb and take pictures from the top but the Cuban Military are there and chase us off. Oh well, it would have been nice but I don't want...
Margarida is back and we sail for the Cays of the Gods, sounds dreamy doesn't, well there aren't too many trees there but it's a stop along the way to Cien Fuegos, Cuba.
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I am still alone but Margarida is flying back today wooohooo....I am trying to arrange a perfect romantic picnic but things seem to be getting in the way.
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We are still on opposite sides of Cuba. Margarida is still with her parents enjoying the sites while I have an easy run back to Cayo Largo in order to be ready to pick Margarida from the Airport.
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What can I say? Margarida leaves and I am alone....oh well it's a sad time but I find a wise moray eel and she becomes my teacher - my moray eel teacher, and it teaches me not to dangle my fingers too close to its mouth....I am not sure what that is suppos...
Margarida's parents come to visit us and we do a tour of Cayo Rico and Hijo Reef.
Southern Cuba is a sailor's dream with crystal clear water, the whitest sandy beaches and stunning coral reefs. We show them all to Teresa and Pedro and we have a ball.
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We leave beautiful Cayo Rico and finally get in to Cayo Largo, Cuba. We check in and have a problem with all the fresh groceries that we have brought in. The Agriculture Department want us to throw them out or can we bribe them to allow us to keep them? Ou...
Just before arriving to see Margarida I was hit by several squalls and the furler got jammed in both directions - I could not furl or unfurl the genoa. This video is about what I did to recover the sail. It is not the best solution. Squalls were coming thr...
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The champion Margarida gets us conch and hogfish for dinner. I give a lesson on how to sail southern Cuba. We don't make our destination of Cayo Largo but end up at Cayo Rico with a...
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We move from our friends in Cayo Campos and head East to Cayo Rosario. We sail over some shallow areas very slowly but even with Margarida keeping lookout on the bow, we hit a rock.
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I go diving and discover lobster everywhere... so many in fact that there were not enough proper hiding spots. I even got charged by one, classic!
I feed another moray eel and boy is she hungry taking 3 bloody fish. After that I shoot a trunkfish... oh no!...
It has been a long time since I have been with Margarida but I am well enough to sail to her now. An impending norther will wreck my window for another 5 to 7 days but if I leave now the conditions just prior to the norther will make it a better sail so I ...
Margarida shows us a bit of domestic life on the boat while I go out and get some dinner.
I return and am greeted by a smiling darling wife ready to go to the beach but I sort of stuff it up by opening my mouth and giving some advice... nothing but qualit...
The Cuban locals love Margarida and have invited us over for dinner again. The culinary adventure continues but this time we are going to eat the hutia that we saw in the previous episode, the one in the cage... that's right people the rodent that looks li...
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