{"product_id":"jour-7-dernier-jour-a-cuba-et-non-le-moindre","title":"Day 7: Last day in Cuba and not the least…(Guanabo to Varadero via Matanzas)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eIt's the last day in Cuba, I have to get up early to cover the 100 km that separate me from the airport. I leave at 6:09 in the morning before sunrise. The central park of Guanabo is deserted.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0609328490725762325715353-e1578275703694-768x1024_480x480.jpg?v=1683057571\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eThe first light of day finally appears several minutes after I leave.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0640264553295353391902037_480x480.jpg?v=1683057633\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eHere you can admire the beauty and ugliness that come together every morning when this chimney of an oil-fired power plant spews out the clouds that pollute the Cuban atmosphere. Oil is far from being able to disappear on this island.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0716251232688724066261635_480x480.jpg?v=1683057684\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eThis is the car of two fishermen.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0722347122402268356675247_ebfe9c1a-ae66-4b30-841a-fe12239e0463_480x480.jpg?v=1683057733\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eThis is the factory that produces electricity using oil. The one that danced with the sun several kilometers ago.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0729077220651992303384464_480x480.jpg?v=1683057787\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eThe scenery is very beautiful this morning.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0822253574437761158952382-768x1024_480x480.jpg?v=1683057831\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI meet a Cuban cycling guide who is going to meet some tourists staying in an all-inclusive resort. I had the chance to ride several kilometers with this very fit fifty-year-old!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0759138276752878054981958_480x480.jpg?v=1683057903\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI can also observe the dilapidated state of the public transport system. The yellow truck is what is nicknamed here the \"Wawa\", that is to say the bus that allows to cross short distances between the small Cuban villages.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0824335316398071822845011_480x480.jpg?v=1683057955\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0825168097890254960325321_480x480.jpg?v=1683058006\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI'm getting closer and closer to my goal for the day, which is 20 km more than Matanzas!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0827053452952548567975358_a95c4979-7c96-4e4a-9539-db6d89aae549_480x480.jpg?v=1683058059\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eThe wind is in my face, it's getting harder than this morning... I decide to part with some things to give to those who need them most. I spot a small village on the side of the road and I drop off almost all the clothes I own there.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0902186196165905516483636_480x480.jpg?v=1683058680\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eLink to use\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rapido123.com\/products\/fast-calendar\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" face=\"-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, San Francisco, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\"\u003eFast Calendar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eAfter a while, I told a lady that it was to give and share with the families around. A few seconds later all these things had been taken by three women. There was only one thing left that was floating in the wind and it made me laugh! My Fast123 sweater was still hanging on this improvised kiosk!!!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0902316918022177308593981_480x480.jpg?v=1683058878\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eAfter driving 50 kilometers, I had some time in front of me because my flight is only at 9pm. I then decide to go see a Cuban Campismo, it is a kind of special campsite for Cubans only. There are modest dwellings like this:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1101157451988988701016585_480x480.jpg?v=1683058939\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eBefore arriving at this special place I took an impossible path!!! I like to put myself in perilous situations. The road was so narrow that I was attacked by prickly vegetation.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0942574975238885272934614_480x480.jpg?v=1683059017\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eThese yellow flowers will haunt me for a few more days, it was like natural barbed wire...\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_094313503205652302629045_480x480.jpg?v=1683059074\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eAt the end of the path I arrived at the top of a cliff with a magnificent view of the ocean. I was alone in the world!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1003243762234383676795589_480x480.jpg?v=1683059122\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI decided to go down this cliff with my bike by a questionable and dangerous staircase!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_0955284071970874297399448_480x480.jpg?v=1683059170\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_100053470018984320460047_480x480.jpg?v=1683059222\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eThe view at the foot of the cliff is magnificent.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1008433709741019195966777_480x480.jpg?v=1683059267\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eHere is a little video\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XEUyxKvN4VU\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI'm really having trouble moving my bike on this hostile rock. I see a path about a hundred meters away! I'm saved! There are oil wells in operation in this area.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1035463892187052482191130_480x480.jpg?v=1683059885\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eHuge oil pipelines disfigure the mountains.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1159158134209164136118802_480x480.jpg?v=1683059932\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI finally arrive at the path along the seaside.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1055308757655833869742509_480x480.jpg?v=1683059990\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI take a few minutes to enjoy my second ham sandwich of the day! Luckily I brought three!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1047214380924489205604555-e1578275758521_480x480.jpg?v=1683060042\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI continue my journey on this strange path and I finally arrive at the famous Campismo that I told you about earlier. The swimming pool is not very functional, but surely offers a breathtaking view of the ocean!!!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1058122239678626084593584_480x480.jpg?v=1683060157\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI continue on my way after seeing this surprising swimming pool and I discover a really very pretty place.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1105244064144129969393584_480x480.jpg?v=1683060207\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI meet two friendly Cubans who are waiting for the group of tourists they accompanied to finish doing a diving activity.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20200102_1803176686723792238121572_480x480.jpg?v=1683063722\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eThe scenery is very beautiful here in Puerto Escondido.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1151228780507670524348473-768x576_480x480.jpg?v=1683060332\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1154483701203341914641511_480x480.jpg?v=1683060384\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI must now say goodbye to these wonderful places because I still have 50 km to go before reaching the airport. I finally arrive at the viewpoint that allows me to observe the highest bridge in Cuba, the Bacunayagua Bridge. The latter culminates at a height of 112 meters above the Yumuri Valley.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1225273858425097587881346_480x480.jpg?v=1683060447\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eThe place is crowded with tourists drinking Piña coladas in pineapples. I am lucky enough to be able to taste one for free. This one was lying on a table abandoned by the tourists.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1227252708771035827356851_480x480.jpg?v=1683060513\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI am now 8 km from Matanzas.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1304318608990292665427791_480x480.jpg?v=1683060570\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eMatanzas is a very beautiful colonial city.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1416274862616497496838408_480x480.jpg?v=1683060643\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1429111574410071397322678_480x480.jpg?v=1683060717\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1533298636762683385328355_480x480.jpg?v=1683060781\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eIf you ever go to Varadero I highly recommend you to go see Matanzas. This beautiful city is located 40 km from Varadero. I am watching this little girl in a simpler neighborhood. I titled this photo: La vie en rose.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1359468536679269761562016_480x480.jpg?v=1683060909\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eAn impressive tree.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1356585525121095257172351-768x1024_480x480.jpg?v=1683060965\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eHere's another one!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_145152778852531416018415_480x480.jpg?v=1683063786\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eMatanzas is also called Ciudad de los puentes (The City of Bridges). Here is one. You can see it with an ice cream sold at 3 CUP per scoop. So I paid 9 CUP ($0.54) for this wonderful dessert.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1502588793785018107816794_480x480.jpg?v=1683063835\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI had to take my fork that I had in my bag to enjoy my dessert because the lady at the kiosk does not give a spoon: which is very ecological! People buy cookies for 1 CUP ($0.06) and use them as spoons. I saw several people throw this cookie in the river after eating all the ice cream. Here are the cookies in question:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1516551480207990001696361_480x480.jpg?v=1683061088\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eThere were some funny sculptures on the edge of the little river.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_145317564972859785945150_480x480.jpg?v=1683061144\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1455377979749024496382886_480x480.jpg?v=1683061205\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1456524457507098064664043_480x480.jpg?v=1683061274\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eNow I have to leave Matanzas to cover the last 21 km before arriving at the airport.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/screenshot_20191229-142318_maps7952606322764077076.jpg?v=1683061374\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eA 22-minute drive but much longer by bike due to the strong wind. My legs are starting to hurt. My old body is starting to get impatient to arrive... I see a beautiful stone representation of Che Guevara.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1552598297581040916298352_480x480.jpg?v=1683061461\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1553165477690155923553996_480x480.jpg?v=1683061512\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eLast observation of a baseball game.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1605533573600135864789154_480x480.jpg?v=1683063963\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI'm almost there...\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_17193104391010792582145060_480x480.jpg?v=1683064026\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI walked over 100km today!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_1715247498572537296633744_480x480.jpg?v=1683064125\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eHere is a short film, I arrive at the airport at dusk...\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ouDBVtHMBws\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e \u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI meet Fernando, a nice Cuban who works in a kiosk outside the airport. He helps me find a box to put my bike in.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191229_175746606095576295115813_480x480.jpg?v=1683064191\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eI gather my remaining 4 kg of luggage. I go to check in for my flight. The last day was intense: 110 km in 6 hours and 30 minutes. The trip was wonderful, I arrived safe and sound from this journey. A small 310 km during the Christmas holidays. Thank you for following me on this trip. Your comments encourage me to continue writing. 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