"It took us more than 4 days to sail from the Bahamas to Santiago de Cuba. I have always been a little bit sceptic about sailing to Cuba, not because I don´t want to spend time there, but because I hate countries that loves to harass you with paperwork. But I couldn’t have been more wrong. And Cuba has been the most pleasant ‘check in experience’ ever. To be in Cuba is fantastic, for the first time in a long time it feels like I am truly travelling. As soon as you step foot on land it feels like you have stepped into a time machine and travelled back in time. In the morning traffic you will see people on horses mixed with cars and busses that are at least 50-60 years old. It is a mystery for me how these people manage to keep those old cars and trucks still running. The people that work in Marlin Marina, in Santiago, will try to help you with everything you need such as food shopping, transportation, cooking gas, etc. People over here are struggling to get the economy together and a guess would be that a normal household don't have much more than a roof over their head and food for the day. That is why I am surprised that it is so safe on the streets here in Cuba. When we are out on the streets with our camera, everyone just smiles and after they have asked you from where you are they will say: Welcome in Cuba ! The Cuban people is in my eyes not poor, they don’t have much but they have food, clothes, roof over their head, free school and the hospitals are also without cost. They don’t have any luxury such as iPhones, computers, the latest car or a big as plasma TV. Also it is very safe over here, no real drug problems, no major problems with criminality or other shitty things that you will see in many countries around the globe.
I hope that we will see Cuba again sometime in the future."
Anna & Daniel.
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