taco's & toucan's travels ~ 2019

Greetings & Salutations,

Be sure to scroll down the page to check out each day as I experienced it.

PART III - Cruzin' Colonial Cuba

HAVANA (Havana, CUB) to HAVANA (Havana, CUB)
April 12^th thru 27^th

PRELUDE

TRIP OVERVIEW

DAY 1

Week 1

Friday April 12^th, 2019

• PLAYA DEL CARMEN (Quintana Roo, MEX) to HAVANA (La Habana)
via CANCÚN (Cancún, MEX)

HAVANA ~ Getting My Bearings (La Habana, CUB)

DAY 2

Week 1

Saturday April 13^th, 2019

• HAVANA (La Habana, CUB)

HAVANA ~ Exploring The City (La Habana, CUB)

DAY 3

Week 1

Sunday April 14^th, 2019

• HAVANA (La Habana, CUB) to SANCTI SPÍRITUS (Sancti Spíritus, CUB)

HAVANA ~ On The Move (La Habana, CUB)
JAGÜEY GRANDE ~ Restaurant Pío Cuá (Matanzas, CUB)
SANTA CLARA ~ Ernesto “Che” Guevara Mausoleum (Villa Clara, CUB)
SANTA CLARA ~ Exploring The Town (Villa Clara, CUB)
SANCTI SPÍRITUS ~ Exploring The Town (Sancti Spíritus, CUB)

DAY 4

Week 1

Monday April 15^th, 2019

• SANCTI SPÍRITUS (Sancti Spíritus, CUB) to BAYAMO (Granma, CUB)

SANCTI SPÍRITUS ~ Parque Serafín Sánchez (Sancti Spíritus, CUB)
BARAGUÁ ~ Roadside Stop (Ciego de Ávila, CUB)
CAMAGÜEY ~ La Campana de Toledo (Camagüey, CUB)
LAS TUNAS ~ El Ranchón (Las Tunas, CUB)
BAYAMO ~ Hotel Royalton (Granma, CUB)

DAY 5

Week 1

Tuesday April 16^th, 2019

• BAYAMO (Granma, CUB) to BARACOA (Guantánamo, CUB)

BAYAMO ~ Exploring The Town By Horse & Buggy (Granma, CUB)
GUANTÁNAMO BAY ~ Mirador La Gobernadora (Guantánamo, CUB)
BARACOA ~ Parked Up Oceanside (Guantánamo, CUB)

DAY 6

Week 1

Wednesday April 17^th, 2019

• BARACOA (Guantánamo, CUB)

BARACOA ~ Exploring On My Own (Guantánamo, CUB)

DAY 7

Week 1

Thursday April 18^th, 2019

• BARACOA (Guantánamo, CUB)

BARACOA ~ Avenida José Martí (Guantánamo, CUB)
RANCHO TOA ~ Coconut Plantation & Humble Homestead (Guantánamo, CUB)
RÍO TOA ~ A Paddle & A Feed (Guantánamo, CUB)
BAHIA DE CAYOGUANEQUE ~ Maguana Beach (Guantánamo, CUB)

DAY 8

Week 2

Friday April 19^th, 2019

• BARACOA (Guantánamo, CUB) to SANTIAGO DE CUBA (Santiago de Cuba, CUB)

SANTIAGO DE CUBA ~ Exploring The Town (Santiago de Cuba, CUB)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA ~ Parque de la Alameda (Santiago de Cuba, CUB)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA ~ Catedral de Santiago de Cuba (Santiago de Cuba, CUB)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA ~ Casa Thay (Santiago de Cuba, CUB)

DAY 9

Week 2

Saturday April 20^th, 2019

• SANTIAGO DE CUBA (Santiago de Cuba, CUB) to SIERRA MAESTRA (Granma, CUB)

SANTIAGO DE CUBA ~ Museo 26 de Julio - Moncada Barracks (Santiago de Cuba, CUB)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA ~ Cementerio de Santa Ifigenia (Santiago de Cuba, CUB)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA ~ Bacardi Rum Factory (Santiago de Cuba, CUB)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA ~ Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (Santiago de Cuba, CUB)
BARTOLOMÉ MASÓ ~ Villa Islazul Santo Domingo (Granma, CUB)

DAY 10

Week 2

Sunday April 21^st, 2019

• SIERRA MAESTRA (Granma, CUB) to CAMAGÜEY (Camagüey, CUB)

BARTOLOMÉ MASÓ ~ Villa Islazul Santo Domingo (Granma, CUB)

DAY 11

Week 2

Monday April 22^nd, 2019

• CAMAGÜEY (Camagüey, CUB) to TRINIDAD (Sancti Spíritus, CUB)

CAMAGÜEY ~ Bicycle Taxi Tour (Camagüey, CUB)
SANCTI SPÍRITUS ~ Taberna Yayabo (Sancti Spíritus, CUB)
TRINIDAD ~ Casa Anay y Jesus (Sancti Spíritus, CUB)
TRINIDAD ~ Exploring The Town (Sancti Spíritus, CUB)

DAY 12

Week 2

Tuesday April 23^rd, 2019

• TRINIDAD (Sancti Spíritus, CUB)

TRINIDAD ~ Hangin' With Sarah (Sancti Spíritus, CUB)
CASILDA ~ Restaurante La Marinera (Sancti Spíritus, CUB)

DAY 13

Week 2

Wednesday April 24^th, 2019

• TRINIDAD (Sancti Spíritus, CUB) to CIENFUEGOS (Cienfuegos, CUB)

TRINIDAD ~ One Final Lap (Sancti Spíritus, CUB)
CIENFUEGOS ~ Palacio de Valle (Cienfuegos, CUB)
CIENFUEGOS ~ Exploring The Town (Cienfuegos, CUB)
CIENFUEGOS ~ Restaurante Bahía (Cienfuegos, CUB)
CIENFUEGOS ~ Hostal Yanelis & Kiki (Cienfuegos, CUB)

DAY 14

Week 2

Thursday April 25^th, 2019

• CIENFUEGOS (Cienfuegos, CUB) to HAVANA (La Habana, CUB)

PLAYA GIRON ~ Museo Giron (Matanzas, CUB)
PLAYA MACEO ~ Caleta Buena (Matanzas, CUB)
AUSTRALIA ~ I Still Call Australia Home (Matanzas, CUB)
HAVANA ~ D’Next Bar & Cafeteria (La Habana, CUB)
HAVANA ~ El Chanchullero (La Habana, CUB)

DAY 15

Week 3

Friday April 26^th, 2019

• HAVANA (La Habana, CUB)

HAVANA ~ Exploring The Town (La Habana, CUB)
HAVANA ~ Classic Car Cruisin' (La Habana, CUB)

DAY 16

Week 3

Saturday April 27^th, 2019

• HAVANA (La Habana, CUB) to ANTIGUA (Sacatepéquez, GTM)
via PANAMA CITY (Ciudad de Panamá, PAN)