We got up at 5 for an early breakfast before going round to Hotel Tejadillo to board a minibus for the 3 hour journey west from Habana to Cayo Levisa, which is an island that can be reached by a boat that makes the 30 minute journey twice a day.
About 50 cabins face a Caribbean beach with white sand and clear transparent water - other than the Spanish voices you could forget you are in Cuba. The shallow waters mean that the sea isn't cold, and there are trips out to snorkel and scuba dive nearby reefs, as well as salsa classes, massage and a sunset boat trip around the island - it's Tranquillity Central and the busy streets of Old Habana are a world away. Drinking coconut juice from the nut with a straw - champion!
Built in 1992, it's very well designed, and brings in a lot of European and Canadian tourists, especially French.
Alice is reading the Lonely Planet guide to Cuba which she has downloaded on her KIndle - she found us a great restaurant the other day with it. She keeps giving us pertinent facts such as the ban on mobile phones was only lifted in 2008, 51%of all hotels are government owned, and that shops were all government owned prior to last year Apparently there are a lot of new laws that will become active in January which will mean further changes and more freedom. The Lonely Planet says that the food at Cayo Levisa is dull - well they've done summat about that ... also the chef regularly comes out in uniform to sing and dance with the band that play every night ... he's irrepressible
The snorkeling trip
Sara in the sea before breakfast
The view from Alice's balcony
The sunset boat trip
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