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Moron and the Northern Keys
The drive to Moron from Trinidad is uneventful apart from Neil seeing a Cuban wearing an Aston Villa top...I make an easily winnable bet that there is no way we will see a Port Vale top (my team) anywhere in Cuba.

Cuba Independently? Es Posible! Moron and the Northern Keys

Derek.gruar
2005-11-17 18:29:13

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Moron and the Northern Keys

The drive to Moron from Trinidad is uneventful apart from Neil seeing a Cuban wearing an Aston Villa top...I make an easily winnable bet that there is no way we will see a Port Vale top (my team) anywhere in Cuba.

We have two nights booked at the Hotel Moron as a base for exploring the Northern Keys in particular Cayo Coco. The hotel itself is reminiscent of an eastern European secret police station, but the rooms are clean and the beds are comfortable and that is all we ask for...

We set off the next morning for the longest and either most exciting or traumatic day of the trip, whichever way you care to look at it. Heading out early, we reached the island of Cayo Coco via the causeway from the mainland, a 30km road just above sea level. Vivid pink of the Greater Flamingo flocks found here could be seen in the distance but before heading to the flamingos we choose to head off to the uninhabited island of Cayo Romano, as the view from the lighthouse is rated as being worth experiencing and there are plenty of birding opportunities too. We follow an excellent road (for Cuban standards) as far as what can be best described as an interesting looking bridge, that spans the tidal flow at the last few buildings of a fishing settlement. We continue for a while along this road that skirts mudflats and low coastal forest until our driver (not named to save embarrassment) manages to lose a huge pothole in the growing heat haze and we manage to puncture both passenger side tyres...

Realising that we are a fair way from civilisation and have only a mouthful of water each we have to make a choice as to where to find help. We are 3km from the lighthouse but chances are we will find no-one there and then we would face an extra 6km hike. We opt for the long hike back to the bridge, about 15-20km away... and within minutes the sun opts to revert from hiding behind clouds and make an appearance and the ...