A day of experiencing Cuban resourcefulness and then the salsa in Santiago
We
walked through the forest in the morning visiting small homesteads and
farms growing cocoa and avocados. Life is quite remote up there and
everyone travels on foot or by mule. One of our party almost collapsed
on the walk through dehydration. She had drunk a litre of mojitos the
previous night. So one of the other women, Maggie walked between us
for half an hour until we reached a home. Here the midwife was visiting
because there was a 3-day old baby. Here we revived Jane and the men made
a hammock and carried her down to the hotel at an amazing pace, that is
their ambulance! I was touched by their kindness and resourcefulness,
We
had a fine afternoon ride across rolling countryside and then a
wonderful 4km downhill ride to Santiago. Spent the evening hearing an
excellent salsa band at a famous bar with a balcony on the street and
the female vocalist sang like Amy Winehouse. Ended the evening with
drinks on the 15 th floor bar at our hotel. What contrasts in that day.
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