Life aboard Tamarisk is a lot like a heroin habit (we assume) – the highs are epic, but so are the lows when they come around. For us the lows always have the same root cause, one that was largely … Continue reading
Category Archives: Cuba
Cienfuegos, Cuba
By far the most interesting thing about Cuba for us has been seeing how life works in a truly communist place that still subscribes to the utopian socialist ideas of Karl Marx. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, examples … Continue reading
Vinales, Cuba
By western standards, Cuba is a failure in many ways. Good employment is impossible to find thanks to a dysfunctional communist government, the country’s infrastructure is crumbling, the standard of living is generally low, progress is non-existent and there’s little … Continue reading
Havana, Cuba
It was a long awaited joy to sail out of Fort Lauderdale after nine weeks of working on the boat. After leaving the harbor we soon found ourselves in steady 25-30 knot winds with a powerful Gulf Stream current pushing … Continue reading