Captivating Cuba

Hola!

Hector here! I've just returned from a trip visiting the Escambray in Cuba where I spent some time trekking around the Sierra del Escambray Mountains. I took the moderate trek for people in good physical conditions and it made me realise that I may need to do more sports as the walk was very hard on me. Maybe next time I will do the gentle walk which is better for little legs and people that want to go slowly and see some of the natural animals and coffee plantations in this place.

There are many walks in the Escambray but the walk I choose was located near to the city of Trinidad and called 'El Cubano'. The route is also very popular with people that like to come to Cuba to spot our brightly coloured birds, but there was no time for that with me!

In the morning I walked around the trails spotting many clear streams and ponds which our guide let us do swimming in after lunch. All the people on the trip had brought their swimming outfits and it was very refreshing after a long hike to cool down our body in the streams before we walked a higher way up the mountains.

When we reached halfway we visited a stable and drove a horse up the rest of the mountain. My horse was very fast and kept trying to get to the front of the line which was a little bit worrying for me, but luckily the guides stopped him from going too fast.

My trip to the Escambray ended once we had reached the restaurant at the end of the trail, which is famous for its Pez Gato, which I think is called cat fish in England. The fish was really tasty and I ate so much that I didn't think I could walk all the way back down the big mountains, or even get back on my crazy horse! But the guide picked us up in one of the big trucks of Trinidad. I was so tired from all the walking and my big meal that I even fell asleep in the back, but don't tell anyone!

Adios until later,

Hector

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