We have for several years dreamt of sailing from Norway to the Caribbean. We are now on our way in our little ship "Bonanza", and we'll keep you updated on this page.

4.12.2006

Arrived Cuba

We arrived Puerto Vita in Cuba monday, and shorty after David's parents arrived. However, they had to wait a couple of hours before we could go ashore, first the doctor, agricultural department, customs and port captain had to visit us and we for sure had to do the immigration. We also got our ship searched by a drug dog and a couple of officers went through everything, even our dirty underwear. But they were all very polite and nice, so we got a very good first impression of the country. The marina lady, Tina, welcomed us heartly with flowers and a lot of useful information.

After one night in the boat, we have left for a couple of weeks of backpacking. We first travelled to Holguin, and from there took the nightbus to Trinidad, a city with many tourists, but not without a reason. The streets are stone paved and the buildings colonial style. We live in a kind of guesthouse called "casa particular", private homes with rooms and breakfast, very nice.

We still travel with David's parents, that brought us mail and gifts from home. We will spend a couple of days here before going to Havana.