Day 6 and 7 - Cienfuegos to Hanabanilla and hanabanilla to Trinidad

17^th November, 2010

Day 4 into our Cuban adventure, and we had sufficient warning that today was going to a tough nut to crack. We were told that the distance would not be too much but the steep hills would drain us, and drain us it did.!

We hit the rollercoaster hills section within 20 minutes of riding. And oh yes, it was difficult. It was a bit overcast, that it help us, but nevertheless the humidity factor was quite high. The team really did very well to keep up the momentum.

Day 5 – Rancho Luna to Cienfuegos return trip

16^th November, 2010

Day 3 of riding of our Cuban challenge. Today’s ride was supposed to be an easier day to prepare ourselves for the following days of intense cycling. But it turned out to be a bit tougher than expected, perhaps because of the speed at which we did the final ride.

Day 4 - Matanzas to Cienfuegos

15^th November, 2010

Day 2 of our Cuban cycle escapade. On the whole it was much easier ride today in terms of the flatness of the entire terrain, but the distance was a lot further.

Had a great breakfast at our hotel in Veradaro – the best of the trip so far. Started from our hotel and had our bus transfer to our last destination point near Matanzas. Started cycling at around 9:00 am and started cycling south towards Cienfuegos.