I wake up very early. I have lunch and I leave at 7:00 in the morning to discover breathtaking landscapes. The climbs follow one after the other. Fortunately, after the climbs there are the descents. What goes up must one day come down.
Riding a bicycle in the morning is pure bliss. Not only is the temperature cool, but it allows me to observe people's morning routine. Here is a first example.
Here is a man carrying boards using bovine energy.
These horses that drink as a family.
These landscapes that keep changing kilometers after kilometers.
This church having survived several trials.
These landscapes make me thirsty. I finally find the most incredible drink in Cuba "el guarapo". This fantastic elixir is the juice extracted from sugar cane which is ground in a machine specially designed for this purpose. The price of guarapo is only 1 Cup (5 cents).
A short day of cycling of 73 km.
Watch my bike ride on Strava:
https://www.strava.com/activities/1333121264/shareable_images/map_based?hl=fr-FR&v=1514644362 I find a small room in Palma Rubia at 25 Cuc (25 Usd) with the dinner included.
Then I take a ferry to go to Cayo Levisa. I paid 35 Cuc ($35 usd) for a round trip to this beautiful island. I meet Isabel, a retired Catalan who expresses herself very well in French.
Cayo Levisa is a small island with turquoise water and white sand. I take this opportunity to swim a little and take a little sun.
The island is located 30 minutes by boat. On the way back, I may witness my last sunset of 2017. It's beautiful and it's free.
I return to Palma Rubia to join my room for supper. I meet Daniel and Denise two Germans, we spend the evening talking.
It was, once again, a very beautiful day. David Beauchesne
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