Cuba Day 4: Paella
The resort had a beach bar and beach house which served food during the lunch period. They had paella, fish, pork and salad which looked really yummy the first day when I was checking out the beach. We decided to break fast with paella so we headed straight for the beach and found a seat at the empty tables overlooking the water.
Weather in Cuba could change quickly, just like most islands and fortunately for us, we can see storms coming from a mile (or ten) away. Unfortunately when you are waiting outside in line for something, seeing a storm coming only made me wonder why I did not bring an umbrella. When the rain came it came fast and hard, and we were completely soaked. It actually felt quite cold, but the shower passed by quickly and the heat and humidity came back with a vengeance.
After we finished our first plates of food, Maggie wanted to get some more paella so she waited in line for more food. Again, I saw a dark band of clouds in the distance, and guessed that we had twenty minutes. Twenty five minutes later we got our food and were already soaked from the driving rain. We decided to eat inside, and just as we entered our building, the rain stopped. Bah!
That afternoon we went back out to do a bit more snorkeling. Unfortunately, because of the winds and choppy waters from the storms, the water was filled with sand and was too dark and murky to make anything out. I did manage to catch a small school of silver fish. They were about 15 cm long so I was able to pick them out from the murk.
We had Creole for dinner, and the food was not bad as well. We definitely had been enjoying the meals at the resort. We headed straight to the beach after dinner to catch the sunset, but just missed it. We did not see the sun, but the mix of high tide and strong winds combined for some big surf and a lot of waves hitting the beach and the pier. The water was striking at the support poles for some of the cabanas and I wondered if the designers took this into account.
The rain however, did start up again that night and the power went out, plunging our room into darkness.
Weather in Cuba could change quickly, just like most islands and fortunately for us, we can see storms coming from a mile (or ten) away. Unfortunately when you are waiting outside in line for something, seeing a storm coming only made me wonder why I did not bring an umbrella. When the rain came it came fast and hard, and we were completely soaked. It actually felt quite cold, but the shower passed by quickly and the heat and humidity came back with a vengeance.
After we finished our first plates of food, Maggie wanted to get some more paella so she waited in line for more food. Again, I saw a dark band of clouds in the distance, and guessed that we had twenty minutes. Twenty five minutes later we got our food and were already soaked from the driving rain. We decided to eat inside, and just as we entered our building, the rain stopped. Bah!
That afternoon we went back out to do a bit more snorkeling. Unfortunately, because of the winds and choppy waters from the storms, the water was filled with sand and was too dark and murky to make anything out. I did manage to catch a small school of silver fish. They were about 15 cm long so I was able to pick them out from the murk.
We had Creole for dinner, and the food was not bad as well. We definitely had been enjoying the meals at the resort. We headed straight to the beach after dinner to catch the sunset, but just missed it. We did not see the sun, but the mix of high tide and strong winds combined for some big surf and a lot of waves hitting the beach and the pier. The water was striking at the support poles for some of the cabanas and I wondered if the designers took this into account.
The rain however, did start up again that night and the power went out, plunging our room into darkness.
Comments
Post a Comment