I think I do know what you meant. I appreciate the humor!
yes, a meaningful relationship is preferred!
you might want to wonder over to Free Cruising Guides dot com
(http://freecruisingguides.com/) and download the Cuba Cruising Guide.
I'm not against improved relationships. I simply have a dim view of tourism when it appears that it is likely to be exploitative. What's in it for the Cubans when they are still under the thumb of a brutal regime. I don't feel comfortable being a free visitor in a land that is not free. If you tell me that has changed, then I'm listening. So far, crickets on that account.Scott, I think Rich has a point, at least in regards to the "less than forthright" maneuverings in evidence today.
And while looking over my supposed "world" news feeds, I'm hard-pressed to spot a non US-based source.
Some guy named "Pope" is all over this Cuba thing, too.
When I left the Gulf Coast of Florida in 2010, our dock mate was preparing his classic sailboat for the St. Pete to Havana rally. He said that his boat had participated in the rally years ago, before it was shut down by the U.S., and that any restrictions had now been lifted. I don't know for sure if the rally ever happened.
but that appears to be impossible at this time because of the Cuban government, not because of our government or our citizens. Cuban citizens have no choice in this matter, unless I'm missing something.
Like I said, old fears die hard.
I have begun a thread with the same name in the war room, for those who can stand the heat.This post is bordering on politics but is relevant to cruising via sailboat so should remain here as long it stays out of the political realm.
All we know is that when we presented our exit papers, we were split off and put in two interrogation rooms. They asked where we stayed, who we were with, what we saw, when. how long, etc. Then they asked in a different format and in different ways, they then exchanged interviewers and did it all over again. I played stupid and no Spanish, and I think it helped. Anyhow, after they conferred a few times, they cut us loose. We speculated that maybe they thought my wife was a Cuban that stole a passport, or they wanted to catch us staying in an illegal room, or they somehow thought we were infiltrators somehow (we both had had some political past) or??? Anyhow, as you can imagine, my wife being a political refugee once, that was frightening and I doubt we'll be back. Her half sisters have dual citizenship, so half of them have left the county since for Central America. They have started their own businesses there, worked their rears off and doing well.
