Cuba 2015, 03 We get to sleep in a little bit, meet for breakfast, and make trips to the bank to change Euros, Canadian Dollars, or USD – US dollars. The banks, after all, are not open over the weekend. Arnie and I always bring CUCs from the previous year, so if people cannot change […]

Cuba 2015, 02 …. the blog that disappeared! The Santeria/Babalao is very much a part of Cuba. A combination of African traditions, Yoruba religion, voodoo, and even Catholicism, it is practiced by about 15% of the Cuban population. One does not suddenly decide to become Santeria. Novates dress in all white for a year and […]

We all met in the hotel lobby. 5:20, and we were all on the shuttle bus to catch our 8:00 am charter flight to La Habana, as Havana is known in Cuba. People were both excited and perhaps a little nervous, but getting our tickets and other travel documents was a breeze, thanks to a […]