Enjoying the Great Weather on a Cuban Beach!

Great breakfast buffet served at our resort!

We had a really good rest and got up around 8:30am. Cuban time is the same as Canada. There is no jetlag for us to deal with.  The weather – cloudy and around 20 degree C, very comfortable without the sum beating down on us.

We are in Cuba!

After a satisfying buffet breakfast with fresh fruit smoothies and fresh eggs made to order, we went out for a walk and explored the area.
















Walking on the street, smelling the salty ocean water, we felt great!

Beautiful palm trees welcoming us to this tropical island

 I loved the  tall majestic palm trees! The palm trees always does something to me. Whenever I see palm trees, I am relaxed and happy. 



 

We passed by a few restaurants and saw quite a number of hotels catering to tourists. 

The biggest difference I noticed was how few cars there were on the street and how old these cars were.  We thought of our friends who loves vintage cars. They would be in their elements if they were here.

On our way back, we took a different route and walked on the beach bare feet.

 



We saw interesting fossils, rocks and pebbles; we stopped and examine the patterns on them.  

 

 The powerful waves of the Atlantic Ocean washing and polishing the rough edges of rocks, cutting through them making  leaving holes of various shapes in them.

 Since this is Cuba’s winter, the temperature this morning was mild, not hot at all. Consequently, there were few people on the beach. It was very quiet and we only saw two people sunbathing on this lovely beach.

A beachcomber with his metal detector walking on the beach

One activity we did see was a beachcomber walking and working with his metal detector systematically combing a certain area of the beach. 

All of a sudden, we heard someone blowing a whistle , long and sharp, for a few times.

 We turned around and saw a life guard with a whistle pointing at two men who had waded a little too far into the ocean. There were huge waves rolling onto the beach carrying away with them whatever in their paths.

A  life guard appeared out of nowhere warning people from wading into the ocean 

The life guard warned these two men and stopped them from going further into the ocean water.

 We were surprised by the appearance of this lifeguard as we had not noticed anyone on duty during our hour long walk by the ocean.

 
It was a good walk and we got lots of exercises done!

PM – S. and I both took our first Salsa class at the resort and made a couple of friends, Sandra and Ellen, both from Quebec, Canada.

Evening – We went to the evening entertainment after watching the Obama´s parting speech in our hotel room. A busy and fun day at the resort!

R.T.
Cuba