We meet up with Pat and Addison Chan

These guys have put in monumental efforts over the last couple of years by educating people on the how's and whys of Cuba cruising. Their Facebook presence....Cuba Land and Sea is by far the best accessible information site on sailing to and traveling around Cuba.
We were lucky enough to meet up with them on the docks at Marina Hemingway and before we knew it, we were invited to join a small group to travel by car to Vinales which is a four hour ride west of the marina. This picturesque village has all the makings of Cuba at its finest. Great and inexpensive casa's for housing, restaurants that feature real Cuban sextet "son" music and tobacco at its best. Cigars in local lingo are "tabaco ".So even I had to indulge and yes.....get some hand rolled take homes.
Here are just some of the many many photos that we took while here with Addison, Pat, Terry, Carol John and Danny......

Addison also recently published through Waterways Guides, a Cruising Guide to Cuba.....a must have for anyone that is going to make this adventure come true...