Lee's Cuba Bike Tour Newsletter - Spring 2022

Cuba Bike Tour Newsletter - Spring 2022

Thank you to everyone who reached out to wish me well and help out as I recovered from eye surgery this winter. The result has been very good, so good in fact that we are leaving for Mallorca Spain this week to enjoy Spring cycling carrying over from our winter cycling fitness and some indoor spinning.

As promised in the Winter Newsletter, we have completed the full-length version of our Fat Mary / Maria la Gorda 2022 tour video. A link is provided below along with a summary of the planned repeat of this tour in January 2023. We hope the video leaves you excited to try a bike tour in Cuba yourself.

Fat Mary Tour 2022 – The Video

Get a bag of popcorn and a beverage and check out this video. We screened it on the weekend with the tour riders and they were very pumped to re-live their 15-day adventure.

Here is the video --> Fat Mary Tour 2022 Full HD

Western Cuba Tour – “Fat Mary / María la Gorda” Next Edition: January 21 – February 4, 2023

This is a very popular route, typically with a tailwind due to the predominant east to west winds in Cuba.

On this route, you will cycle from Matanzas to Havana and beyond, all the way to the western tip of Cuba at María la Gorda (the tour’s namesake). In Havana, we will pause a few days to explore the capital city, including the old town “Vieja Havana”. The quiet back roads of western Cuba will take you past lush green fields of tobacco through the Viñales Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its unique karst landscape, indigenous architecture of thatched-roof houses, and traditional crafts and music. Between cycling days, we will rest and restore our energy on several of the most beautiful beaches in Cuba.

Here is a link to the tour brochure for more information --> Fat Mary Tour Brochure

Final Words

If you have any questions reach out to us and we can go over options. Customized tours are possible with 10 or more riders. And, don’t forget to contact me to be “penciled in” for a tour – as travel restrictions continue to lift, there will be a surge of vacationers.

Best wishes, and stay safe,

Lee & Beth Orphan

Phone: +1 519 471 9060

Email: lee@bicyclebreeze.net

YouTube Video Channel: Lee's Cuba Cycling YouTube Channel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leescubabiketours

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