Cienfuego

Cienfuego is described as a town having significant French influence... must say it looks very similar to any of the other old towns we've driven through, with the streets filled with crumbling buildings and the restored town centre. We're staying in a casa in the old middle class neighbourhood, on a spit of land that runs out into the bay, we have the sea to the front, and our own “private” beach access at the back, we have the upstairs, which consists of a small room and huge terrace. Saturday afternoon is spent playing dominoes and epic chess with the 87 year old grandad of the house.

In the distance we can see Cuba's never to be finished nuclear powerstation, and other remains of industries that stopped once the Soviet money ran out. Very tranquil nonetheless!

Hired another of those wonderful scooters (the hire guy did tell us that all his bikes were rubbish Chinese imports) and off to the Cuban (ie where Cubans go to the beach) resort of Rancho del Luna for a day of greasy cheese sandwiches, soviet architecture and sunshine!

More pics of Cienfuego here.