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Sunday, October 09, 2011

Another Roadside Attraction

The following are some of the things that we enjoy along the road

Bananas n'Pigs
- small fruit vendors selling bananas 4 for 1 peso (4cents Canadian)
- pigs, chickens, goats, bulls, sheep and turkeys freely grazing
- squeeling pigs tied on the back of bicycles heading to market

- small black birds that sound like hyperactive children

- every vehicle from a dump truck to a jeep to a cattle liner filled with people waving excitedly as they pass us

- horse- and ox-drawn carts hauling people and produce

- an array of looks from inpirational understanding to common-i-wanna-lay-ya from locals that we pass

- fruit trees; banana, mango, orange, papaya, guava, and coconut

-limestone clifs with roots and vines somehow clinging to them

-school children singing or chanting daily lessons

-vintage cars

-bicycle taxies that somehow blast music everywhere they go

-small but tidy houses tucked away behind flowers and fruit trees

-peso pizza places selling 10cent pizzas from under their colourful umbrellas

-turkey vultures soaring overhead waiting for us to die and reminding us to stay hydrated

-And eyes, eyes everywhere... so remember, before you drop those bike shorts, there's always someone watching from the nearest shady spot!

Jodie

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Sounds interesting.... I can hear that squealing pig tied on a bike. Would love to pick some of those fruits (mango especially) fresh from the tree. Yummy!
Do you have your own TP from Canada or can you buy it in Cuba ... when you drop your bike shorts behind those skinny little trees?
Have fun and take care.
Alvina :)