Cuba

We knew this ride would have its challenges. We were following Bicycling Cuba’s “Pinar del Rio region Ride 6 Day 1” but reversed. The Smith’s routes are extremely detailed, but I was a little nervous about seeing all the landmarks from the opposite direction…

STATS – Soroa to San Diego de los Banos Distance: 62 km Average Speed: 20 km/hr Time Cycling: 3 hrs Top Speed: 49 km/hr The night before leaving Soroa, we…

STATS – Soroa to Las Terrazas and back Distance: 56 km Average Speed: 17 km/hr Time Cycling: 3 hrs 27 mins Top Speed: 54 km/hr Left Soroa: 9:15am Back in…

I had read that finding snack food in Cuba was difficult, but it wasn’t clear why. Maybe the travel guides were referring to the lack of fast food chains. That…

STATS – Havana to Soroa Distance: 99 km Average Speed: 21 km/hr Time Cycling: 4 hrs 47 mins Top Speed: 48 km/hr Left Havana: 9:15am Arrived in Soroa: 4:00pm Before…

  The Bicycling Cuba authors said not to attempt cycling in Havana unless you are comfortable riding in urban centers like New York City or Toronto. Apparently Toronto has a…

I have a confession to make: I’m a Type A personality. I plan every vacation, which includes booking accommodation before we even leave home. Except Cuba. I’d been told we…

STATS – Matanzas to Guanabo Distance: 78 km Average Speed: 21 km/hr Time Cycling: 3 hrs 47 mins Top Speed: 56 km/hr We left our casa at 9:45am armed with…

While the other tourists exited the airport and caught buses to the resorts, we unpacked our bikes. It didn’t take long to unfold the Bromptons, pump up the tires, and…

We’re back! No time to talk about the trip just yet, but as a follow-up to the last post, just wanted to say that our bikes are OKAY. When we…