Five adventurers

Its inner tubes breathed in new air, filled with that element that would help it feel lighter, swifter. Its traction mechanism got a glance and a caress of approval, just as the hydroformed aluminium frame also received tender caresses and inspiring whispers, preparing it for a journey in which two hearts would work in unison, feeling adventurous and very grateful... 😁

I’m talking about her 👇

And of course, about me.

But in truth, there were five adventurers there in Santa Fe, a lovely coastal town in western Havana that can be enjoyed in countless ways, but above all by being close to the sea.

The three who complete the list of explorers are @muhammadhalim, @jesni and @jeniferzr. Yes, it was indeed a Hivers’ meet‑up! 😁

The Zuloaga sisters live there, and Muhammad in a nearby municipality of another province, but we agreed to meet in the morning near the Police Station, with the sea as a backdrop, to explore that stretch which I had thought was only coastline, but which also has a small, very clean and enjoyable beach. In fact, @jeniferzr showed it in her post today.

It is remarkable how we all have different perspectives on a story. And how everything ultimately converges into what I believe holds great value: the wholesome act of sharing.

With the exploration and the photos we had many conversations, and also silences in which each of us devoted ourselves to being present in that marvellous place, far from the city bustle and with the healing breath of the sea, which was very calm.

I was busy framing things. Admiring the stones, losing myself in the horizon with my gaze and my thoughts. And taking care as I walked there. No, I did not risk climbing that wall to gain a better view. I left that vision to our friend.

Whenever I come across these rocks I smile. They have a delicate garment.

Honestly, I do not know what this structure was. I heard them say it was a castle. I would have to ask a historian to find out what purpose that building overlooking the sea once had, but what I do know is that I enjoyed spending a while there before heading towards our next destination. And to get there, we had to cross through here.

And when we managed to cross… in the distance one could glimpse the… ahhh, I almost said it. 😂 Will you wait for the next post? I took some interesting photos there.

Today is the day to gaze at the sea. Look at these birds. They remained so peaceful on their trunks… although, when it comes to a group photo, there is always someone distracted who does not look at the photographer.

Zoom in on the photo so you can see. 😂

The twins were carrying some frames and began to use them creatively… but I was on the hunt.

😇

Here I leave you the metrics I obtained with my smartwatch. Today, I downloaded the two GPX files and merged them on this page (https://gotoes.org/gotoes/strava/) before uploading them to Strava through my alternative account.

@traininglog/16786960452-4800578273

The data if you compare aren’t very accurate, so I’m working on making them more realistic. Perhaps because I use Strava in its free version… but I have no way of paying for it from here, and to be honest I am not interested at the moment.

Another thing I wanted to mention is that, from what I saw, the @strava2hive team have already solved the problems they had been experiencing. Congratulations!