Lord Noel Buggers Orf!

What ho!

Around this time of year - when the sun seems to permanently disappear somewhere behind a grey mass of clouds - it's nice to let the old grey matter stray to times gone by when it was Summer once more!

In particular my mind strolled through our sojourn in Cuba.

It's a lovely place - the people are friendly and they speak Spanish too!

(Did I mention the Latino women too? ............... well perhaps later!)

Anyway - there's loads of sun and blue water and cheap rum too............

And not a single American in sight! (unless you include Canadians - but they try to kill you if you do)

Transportation is fairly basic - but very friendly - and great for the environment too!

After a hard day in the saddle its always nice to rest one's posterior region within some warm bubbling water whilst being served chilled champagne (with a tot of rum on the side)

It's also a great place to meet people - ...............my mind is filled to busting with many many fond jacuzzi memories mmmmmmmmmmm .....................

........involving ................ some wonderfully attractive people (myself and Lady J included - naturally..........)

Then one finds one simply cannot visit this region without sampling the local wares - "Latino women!" I hear you shout

- well yes - (sort of) ........ for I speak of the world renown Cuban cigar!! ..................rolled tenderly on the bare thighs of wonderfully tanned women who take on the aroma of fresh tobacco and rum as they smile and offer you their cigar shaped offerings........... (starting to sound a bit like Thailand?)

Most bars sell a selection of fine Havana cigars with a wide variety of flavours to suit any palate and a bar means more rum and cuba libres and the odd mohjito with fresh mint leaves (made famous by the author Earnest Hemingway).

Then ............... as the morning sun rises once more - you take a slow, gentle taxi home while you recover your composure and look forward to the rums to come!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah................ memories!

Pass the suncream someone!

Tallyho everyone!

(.......and roll on holiday time!!)