Today's
ride was one of the toughest 60 km and with mountain climbs at the end.
We had our food and water stops in small squares. One was hosting a
sports day and kids played volleyball, the kit was minimal and I saw
worn out boxing gloves and shuttlecocks made of maize cobs. There were
several chess games being played . Public toilets here are less than
pristine so our guide Raimondo arranges toilet stops every 20 km and it
is a chance to see inside a Cuban home. Today's home was quite well off
with pictures of Claudia Schiffer, the Cuban virgin and a cartoon about
ozone depletion so touching on beauty, religion and politics.
We
stayed in a beautiful mountain hotel resort in huts clustered in the
tropical rain forest beside a huge natural pool. The barman also made
generous mojitos and we shared life stories and internet dating
experiences.
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