March 24 ... left Cienfuegos at 10:15am (taxi
= $50) arrived Guajimico 11:00am to give it a look for next year’s trip. Nice
seaside village with 50 cabins and kayak/catamaran rentals, but lots of steep
streets/sidewalks to get around. Left there at 11:30am. On the road to Trinidad,
along an 8K stretch, there were 100's of crabs crossing the road and 100's of
dead ones who didn’t make it. They were as big as a man's hand! There have been
many instances when they have flattened tires and caused skidding. We skidded a
couple times which freaked out all of us -- driver included! There was a string
of bicycle riders and the girls were screaming, a couple of the guys, too!
Here is an interesting video that shows the awe and horror of crab migration:
Arrived in Trinidad 12:10 noon.
B went to see The
Way of the Cross Procession, a
religious ceremony that passes through the streets of Trinidad, every year on
Good Friday, as part of the Easter celebrations. The procession was apparently
designed originally to trick looting pirates, and it follows a route marked by
crosses.
I didn’t go as I’m not a fan of crowds and
the streets of Trinidad are crowded enough on a good day.
March 25 ... finally booked Hotel Hanabanilla,
had to do it through a travel agency-- $132 for 2 nights with meals.
March 26 ... left Trinidad at 10am (taxi =
$80), arrived Hotel Hanabilla at 11:40am. It's out in the middle of nowhere,
weird!!
However, our room was poolside, on the 2nd
floor, so it was noisy all day! Same thumping bass tune over and over again all
day long. Finally stopped at 5pm.
Lunch isn't included with the package and
would cost $6 per person. Breakfast is 7am - 930am and supper is 7p. The snack
bar serves full meals for $3 each or a grilled ham & cheese sandwich for
$1.25 -- it was actually very good -- and closes at 4p.
Breakfast choices were 2 choices of meats --
small rounds of a kind of smoked sausage, and some kind of 'mystery meat'. Hard-boiled
egg or scrambled, vast array of fruits (no bananas), and 4 kinds of breads,
plus coffee and tea.
We went down to the boats at 10am for a tour
of the lake and the waterfall. One hour ride, the boat vibrating the entire
time as the motor was in the middle of the boat, beautiful scenery. Then a 1K
hike on a tiny trail to the "waterfall". Waterfall, my foot! It was
just some water spilling over a big rock into a tiny pool. Had to pay $3 CUC
each to take photos -- what a crock!
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