First Bimble
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sat 19 May 2012 21:07
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Our First Bimble Around Hemingway
Marina, Cuba
Settled in for the week on dock two, we were now rested and ready to go on our first
bimble. We set off toward the hotel to change some money
The girl in front of the girl in front of us
A few steps more.
We now feel just having walked past three girls, that the slim pickings
of One Careful Ownership in the USA will more than be made up for right
here.
The deserted
condo’s opposite. On we walked to the end of the row and the supermarket
In the car park our first
beauties
We got to the end and looked back
This lovely was
nestled in the hotel car park
The hotel bus and
trailer
We found the hotel reception and changed a
hundred pounds at 1.51 Cuc’s (Cuban Convertibles) to
the pound
Job done it was time to celebrate. The Hemingway Marina Yacht Club (a fine building) is twenty
years old on Monday, we have invites to the party through the OCC (Ocean
Cruising Club) and will happily celebrate our anniversary with them, for now
lunch. We sat outside and enjoyed the view. Bear had
two cheese and ham rolls, I had cheese - actually a whole French stick cut into
four, served warm. We washed our delicious food down with a couple of mojito's
cocktails each. Bear seen doing his ‘Papa Hemingway’
impression. We had no idea what our bill would be and were
pleasantly surprised to pay twelve Cuc’s adding one for a tip (eight pounds and
sixty pence). Time for a bit more exploring.
The hotel Old Man and
the Sea is now a convalescent home for servicemen. It has a leading light
on the roof and overlooks the ‘beach’
We saw loads of happy
crabs
My ‘ol man of the sea’ and
some great plumbing and electrics
Our
bimble back to Beez still had a few more surprises. This lady is a
classic
A girl with a fine paint job.
Next to her leaning against a shed (we guess) marina posts
sadly knocked out by the last hurricane. In the shed, paper
recycling ???
We have
been told that if a hurricane threatens all the boats are lined up in the middle
of the fairways and tied four ways to the edge. Up until now the girls have all
been safe and sound – not sure if we fancy that for Beez Neez. The water level
has been know to rise by seven feet – gulp, Maybe
that’s how these last two ladies ended up gently laying at
rest.
Perhaps the biggest surprise and a first
for us is a boat a little behind Beez complete with wheels !!! A Toyota car
ALL IN ALL A FINE
START TO OUR CUBAN EXPERIENCE
AND SO LITTLE GROUND
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