We got up at 6:00am, packed our bags, had breakfast (no one brought even coffee lol, since we tipped only bartenders), got a coffee from coffee bar (proper coffee, not so watery as in breakfast place) and took off just before 8am from our hotel back to Holguin.
I am definitely going to miss those beautiful palms in Varadero.
The morning fog was still on the road, giving it some what charm
The drive was very smooth. We stopped only to have a piss by the road side couple of times, as we didn’t see any gas stations when we needed it, and to refill fuel when we were low on petrol.
On the road other drivers were always warning us about police patrols or animals by blinking their lights. Be aware of animals and people running through the road.
We arrived to Holguin around 5:30pm. So entire 700km was in about 9.5h. Not bad given the quality of some roads.
Our Airbnb host recommend a restaurant called “Buenavista“. The food is very cheap here! Lobster 10CUC, grilled shrimps 6CUC, beer 1.4CUC. Portion of beans and rice is humongous! I wasn’t very impressed by the lobster though.
At night we were hanging out in Holguin main park – Calixto GarcÃa Park.
Our trip in Cuba was over. Tomorrow there was a flight back to London, but before we leave we wanted some more sun and beach, so we decided to go to Gibara.