Day #

Date

Km Cycled

Time Cycled

Avg Speed

Max Speed

Notes

Havana

1

Friday, April 9, 2004

0 Km

Fly into Havana.  Sleep and eat.

2

Saturday, April 10, 2004

0 Km

Walk around Havana.

The Oriente

3

Sunday, April 11, 2004

0 Km

Tie bike boxes to roof of taxi, 16 ½ hour bus trip to Santiago de Cuba

4

Monday, April 12, 2004

0 Km

Great car ride through Santiago de Cuba and slept.

5

Tuesday, April 13, 20004

15.77 Km

1:19:09

11.9 Km/hr

35.9 Km/hr

Karlene had a touch of the travelers bug.  We got lost in Santiago, didn’t make it to the beach, biked around in circles in the city for 3 hours under 40 degree skies.

6

Wednesday, April 14, 2004

34.29 Km

2:11:30

15.6 Km/hr

48 Km/hr

Cycled from Santiago de Cuba to Campismo Caleton Blanc (Cuban Beach).

7

Thursday, April 15, 2004

103.15 Km

6:06:25

16.9 Km/hr

51 Km/hr

Biked from Campismos Caleton Blanc to Campismo La Mula

8

Friday, April 16, 2004

63.72 Km

3:54:20

16.3 Km/hr

52.9 Km/hr

Bike from Campismo La Mula to Hotel Marea del Portillo (Nice beach).

9

Saturday, April 17, 2004

0 Km

Zero day in Hotel Marea del Portillo.  Karlene on beach and Rick in air conditioned room.

10

Sunday, April 18, 2004

0 Km

Zero day in Hotel Marea del Portillo.  Karlene on beach and Rick in air conditioned room.

11

Monday, April 19, 2004

59.71 Km

3:16:41

18.2 Km/hr

77 Km/hr

Cycled from Hotel Marea del Portella to Hotel Niquero

12

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

88.06 Km

5:31:54

15.9 Km/hr

37.5 Km/hr

Hotel Niquero to Hotel Guacanayabo in Manzanillo

13

Wednesday, April 21, 2004

15.43 Km

1:38:58

9.5 Km/hr

43.5 Km/hr

Hotel Guacanayaba in Manzaniollo to

Train station.  Train from Manzanillo to Bayamo.  Over night bus from Bayamo to Santa Clara.

Central Cuba

14

Thursday, April 22, 2004

0 Km

Slept in Santa Clara train station.  Rick bonked and stayed in a Casa Particular in Santa Clara.

15

Friday, April 23, 2004

88.63 Km

4:16:03

20.8 Km/hr

46.0 Km/hr

Santa Clara to Cienfuegos

16

Saturday, April 24, 2004

35.58 km

2:47:12

13.1 Km/hr

45.5 Km/hr

Cienfuegos to Pascallo Loop.  Spend afternoon at beach.

17

Sunday, April 25, 2004

84.5 Km

5:43:04

14.8 Km/hr

51.5 Km/hr

Pasacallo Loop to Trinidad.  Stayed in Casa.

18

Monday, April 26, 2004

0 Km

Walked around Trinidad.

19

Tuesday, April 27, 2004

61.24 Km

3:55:01

15.6 Km/hr

58.5 Km/hr

Day trip out of Trinidad to tower and Anacon Beach.

20

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Taxi from Trinidad to Playa Larga (Bay of Pigs) and then to Playa de Este (1 hour east of Havana).  Walk on beach.

Havana

21

Thursday, April 29, 2004

68.13 Km

68.0 Km/hr

Rick went for a day trip to Havana and Karlene on beach.

22

Friday, April 30, 2004

30.05 Km

1:55:16

15.6 Km/hr

47.5 Km/hr

Morning walk on beach.  Cycle from Playa de Este to Havana.  Stayed in Casa in Havana.

23

Saturday, May 1, 2004

Walk around Havana.  National holiday and big ralley.

24

Sunday, May 2, 2004

Havana to Havana Airport