Burnham/Berrow Easter Sunday

Vinales- botanical gardens

Cuba- Vinales and around

Ben and I travelled from Havana to Vinales, a national park characterised by huge rock outcrops (mogotes) and caves. The bus journey took about 4 hours (bus permitting- on the way the coach broke down as the engine boiled dry and we were left on the side of the road for 4 hours!) and we stayed in a casa, which appeared to be for honeymooning couples! They made excellent mojitos which made your vision blurry after about 2 sips!

Cuba- Havana

Peeling paint and metalwork.

Havana

Cathedral Square, Havana

Typical street in Havana

Flew to Cuba on 26th March to join a friend on his Caribbean trip.

Spent several days in Havana which was amazing. I'm not generally one for cities but I like Havana. Peeling paint, ornate metal gates and columns, dogs sleeping in the sunshine whilst a gentle wind blows, old amerian cars, horse and carriages, the long malecon sea wall, noisy bustle in the streets, open bars and restaurants with vines and plants growing down into them, mojitis.

Did part of the coastal path from Teignmouth to Torquay, which I have to say was VERY up and down! Got a train to Newton Abbot, then a bus to Teignmouth, then the little ferry across to Shaldon and then started walking. Beautiful day, stunning colour of the sea- who needs to go abroad for sun and sea? We disturbed a bunch of bird watchers ,who were basically watching a field, as we stopped in the corner where the said bird (a seed something) apparently was. Oops. The nice man leading the watch came to have words and we moved off rapidly. Stopped off at the Thatched Inn at Maidencombe on the way back for a drink, which was a very handy half way point.

crocus on the Quantocks