Spend the last couple of days in Cuba seeing 'old' friends and then Norm gives me a lift to the airport. The check-in and clearance through security is a doddle (now why did I think it was going to be a problem?) and the flight leaves only half-an-hour late. Manage to book ...

We push on for a couple of short days, anchoring each night. For some strange reason, being away from the prying eyes of the Guarda Frontera, Ministry of the Interior, etc., does wonders. Obviously nothing illegal is going on but one detects a sense of paranoia in this country. Still, their ...

Anchor of MLG and go ashore and check-in. Dave and I lay a bet that they search the yacht here; I'm pleased to say he won! This is the first time we've stopped and they haven't searched the yacht - a miracle! The officials here are very friendly and the process is ...

Over to the center at 8 am and book in for the dives. Mine costs me 80CUC for a two tank dive. 35 each for the dives and 10 CUC rental for the equipment. Can't remember the names of the dive sites but both dives are very good. In addition to the dives, ...

Photos from the two dives: ----- ----- -----

Shown are noon positions: View Larger Map ...and below is the track from my Garmin GPS:

My mouth has been sore, on and off, for the last three weeks and I finally decide to go and see a doctor about it. Norm comes with me to translate and basically, I have an infection! The doctor asks how long I have had this and when I reply he naturally ...

We managed to get a weather report (cheers Pete) and it looks like the weather for the next three days is going to deteriorate. Our original schedule was to be in La Coloma for the 18th where Norm was going to pick me up. It's now looking like this is going to ...

Another grim place in Cuba. We are forbidden from going ashore here so just drop anchor off of a small, dilapidated village and wave to the locals who wave back. Some of these shacks don't even have complete roofs, shocking. Surprise, surprise, the best building in the place is the guard post. This ...

Up at 6, kettle on and then up-anchor and away we go. Should be in Maria La Gorda by mid-day so we push on past Cabo San Antonio lighthouse and officially enter the Caribbean :D We arrive in MLG at 1230 but the wind is from the North and, once again, there ...