Cuba Day 8: El Varadero
On this day we chose to take yet another tour outside of La Habana. This time we went on a catamaran around the peninsular beach Varadero Cuba
Our catamaran for the day.
The city itself is about 22km of gorgeous beaches and islets. Our tour included: snorkeling, swimming with the dolphins, lunch, and then an afternoon at Playa del Blanco.
Welcome aboard!
Kristin and I snorkeling.
Kristin and I doing our favorite thing. We were sooo tan!
One of the adorable dolphin's I got to swim with.
Me swimming for the 1st time with a dolphin.
Do you spot the dolphins kissing me?
Playa del Blanco is a deserted beach with a wide strip of fine, white sand (hence the name) that slopes gently into the sea.
Pretty Playa del Blanco. It had some of the calmest waters I have ever been in.
Another view of Playa del Blanco later in the day when the sun appeared.
While I was eating lunch one of the captains of the catamaran started
dancing with me.
In a song about tourism on thebeach Varadero Cuba
In the evening the 3 of us decided to take salsa lessons from Sergio, whom had generously offered to teach us the basics for free. Salsa is difficult to master, but when done well it is a mesmerizingly sensual dance. I struggled to follow Sergio's lead the entire time. For me it was a challenge to combine the hip movements with the simple forward-back step. However, even though I failed on the dance floor, I am really happy that we ended our trip on this note. Instead of focusing on the sadness of leaving a place I had come to love; I laughed, sweated, and learned something new and essentially so Cuban.
Sergio teaching M. how to move his feet.
M. and I walked to a part of El Malecon and said our goodbyes. I thanked him for enriching my trip in ways that were indescribable and as a token of my appreciation I gave him my Lonely PlanetCuba
Afterward: M. and I did see each other again a week later inLos Angeles Cuba Cuba
Our catamaran for the day.
The city itself is about 22km of gorgeous beaches and islets. Our tour included: snorkeling, swimming with the dolphins, lunch, and then an afternoon at Playa del Blanco.
Welcome aboard!
Kristin and I snorkeling.
Kristin and I doing our favorite thing. We were sooo tan!
One of the adorable dolphin's I got to swim with.
Me swimming for the 1st time with a dolphin.
Playa del Blanco is a deserted beach with a wide strip of fine, white sand (hence the name) that slopes gently into the sea.
While I was eating lunch one of the captains of the catamaran started
dancing with me.
In a song about tourism on the
In the evening the 3 of us decided to take salsa lessons from Sergio, whom had generously offered to teach us the basics for free. Salsa is difficult to master, but when done well it is a mesmerizingly sensual dance. I struggled to follow Sergio's lead the entire time. For me it was a challenge to combine the hip movements with the simple forward-back step. However, even though I failed on the dance floor, I am really happy that we ended our trip on this note. Instead of focusing on the sadness of leaving a place I had come to love; I laughed, sweated, and learned something new and essentially so Cuban.
M. and I walked to a part of El Malecon and said our goodbyes. I thanked him for enriching my trip in ways that were indescribable and as a token of my appreciation I gave him my Lonely Planet
Afterward: M. and I did see each other again a week later in
How lovely,lovely,lovely it is that you went on this adventure! What a great blog!
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