Cuba - Part 4 - Trinidad

Trinidad Cuba not to be confused with Trinidad and Tobago took 8 hours to drive from Havana.It was a long day..

Trinidad is a cobbled town, so don't take your high heels, it is flats all the way!  The roads are uneven and full of pot holes.  It is a quaint town, with a population of approximately 138,000.

I didn't like it nearly as much as Vinales but I suppose that was to be expected as it has a population of about 129,000 more.  The only way I can describe my feelings towards Trinidad is I thought it was sleazy..  This could be because I wandered the town with a few women from the tour and we were propositioned at every new street.  Either that or laughed at.  For what reason we are still not sure.

I really don't have anything else to say about Trinidad, it wasn't my favourite town in Cuba and there were no real redeeming features to be honest..

I stayed in a nice casa but the hosts weren't as friendly as Tita and her family.  I got a little ill here as well.  So did my travelling companion.  As she is a vegetarian we had no food in common for the whole day so I put it down to the welcome guava juice we got when we arrived at our shared casa.  It wasn't too bad but I have travelled a lot and only ever been ill once (in Thailand and I think someone slipped something in my food as I was hallucinating about blue elephants for hours..) so I was surprised.  But never fear, I had immodium - I was the travelling medical kit.  Just as well.

I spent a good 4 hours on Ancon Beach, which is beautiful.  I hired a sun bed, about 2 CUC ($AUD2) for the day and pulled up under a palm tree.  The water was clear and very blue, the sand was quite grainy, the water was like a warm bath..  There is a small café in a wall, they come down to the beach and take drink orders, the food is okay too.  DO NOT buy food off the vendors who walk along the beach.  It is hard to keep food fresh in Cuba and this food has been known to cause terrible food poisoning.

One thing I noted while in Cuba is as much as it is hot and humid, I did not get sun burnt at all.  Yes, I wore sun cream but only applied it once a day (naughty) and I was fine.  Still take it with you though, better to be safe than sorry.

And that's a wrap for Trinidad.  Till tomorrow.