Cuba & Grand Cayman Memories
AJAYA'S CRUISE
Phil & Nikki Hoskins
Wed 20 Mar 2013 03:24
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It's been a while since we posted some pics so not too
much waffle on this blog. What is amazing to us is that, divided by
just a few hundred miles the wealth and cultural diversity between these two
countries is almost beyond belief. Anyway - here they are.
Cuba - Gulf of Batabano.......
  The harbour at La Coloma -
Cuba
and the ancient ice making factory on the
quayside
  People and machines caught in a time
warp
 
We almost caught a fish! -
but the hook just wasn't set properly!
  Deserted
southwest Isla de la Juventud where two locals spent all day fishing from
inflated inner tubes- careful with those fishing knives
gentlemen!
............................and where the
sunsets were just spectacular
And on to Grand Cayman...............
 
We approached 'racing' two Carnival Line
cruise ships to George Town......... we eventually arrived and cleared
in
  
George Town has a pretty waterfront with
fountains and even a good ol' UK Post Box
  Grand Cayman is
absolutely spotless with statues and just the odd large green Iguana loitering
(live ones abound in G/Town - even in the supermarket car
park!)
  
Looking towards 7 mile beach ..........the
tourist 'chopper' and views out to the yacht
moorings
 
The open fish market on the
waterfront........all driving is on the left
  
This chap drives wherever he wants
............he was buzzing round most days in/on/up in his fascinating
machine........
   ......and
then there were the amphibious buses!!
- Disney ship in background (white Mickey Mouse 'ears' on funnels are the
giveaway!)
   We had to run to Spotts Bay on the south
coast due to a cold front ....... and chased the 'Jolly Roger' back
to George Town when it had passed
 
'Jolly Roger' finished for the day with Windship
'Club Med 2' sailing off to Jamaica.........and finally ................ we
just loved this one
Time to move on
again......
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