New prices for April 20 Cuba group!

Good news! We've been able to get better prices, which will be valid until Feb. 18. You can sign up after that, if space is still available, but the rates may go up. Don't delay; sign up today.... as they say. 

If you can't go, please help spread the word. One of the goals of this trip is to provide bikes for families in Cuba. Group participants make this possible. If you want to support this endeavor, you can also sponsor a bike; contact me to find out how.

Gracias,
Jenny

New bikes now available for April trip!

Hey folks, I have awesome news!

My April 20-27 Bike/Not Bike trip partner, Randy Pielsticker, has been able to arrange a special bikes-for-Cubans deal through Algonquin Outfitters ~ $300 + tax for a KHS mountain bike! You can now purchase a new bike to take along on this trip or sponsor one for someone else to transport via the JennicaCuba "Bike Shepherd" project. 

These bikes will be going to families in need who live near Club Amigo Marea del Portillo, Cuba, where we will be staying during this trip. So far, my groups and I have taken about 60 donated bikes to this area and they are being well used. Our goal is to take 10 new bikes to Cuba as part of the April group trip. But, we still need a few more people to sign up by Jan. 25...

Give me a call!
Jenny
647-216-1791 or 705-788-1791

Here are some samples of the bikes we've taken in the past...

We need 10 people by Jan. 25...

Want to join Randy Pielsticker and Jenny Cressman in Cuba? The upcoming trip to Marea del Portillo is a great opportunity to do some biking... or not. The April 20-27 group trip is designed to suit adventurous bikers as well as people who just want to chill out on a warm beach, so to speak, and those in between. But, whether you opt in or out for the daily bike excursions, you will still get a free massage as part of the package! Prices on the flyer (page 2) will be valid until Feb. 18, if at least 10 people sign up by Jan. 25. After that, prices may go up. Contact Jenny for more info or to sign up for this exclusive trip!

Merry Christmas & Feliz Navidad!

Have a seat! The one on the right is a Muskoka chair in our back yard; the one on the left is a chair at a lovely little Cuban beach.

I am working on plans for the next group trip to Marea del Portillo and the tentative departure date is April 20. I will send out & post the details when they are confirmed. Feliz Navidad!  ~ Jenny 

BYOG - Pick your own dates for an "Incomparable Cuba" group road trip!

Greetings,

After much consideration, I have decided to postpone the bus tour of "Incomparable Cuba" that was originally scheduled for Jan. 4-15, 2016. 

However, I am now able to offer a new option for this tour: BYOG. Yup, if you guessed that stands for Bring Your Own Group, you're correct. Round up a dozen of your friends and the road trip is on! 

Please contact me 3-4 months (or more) in advance to discuss dates and confirm hotel availability and prices. I will certainly do my best to keep the rates similar to those previously advertised for the Jan. 4-15 tour; unfortunately, costs are climbing, especially in the "high season," which is November to April in Cuba.

As well, we may have to use different hotels than the original literature notes, depending on what is available for the dates your group wishes to travel. But, if I am working with a smaller group (12-ish), we may have more flexibility regarding accommodation options.

The revised "Incomparable Cuba" poster is below. For tour agenda details, please scroll down to the post entitled: "Road trip! Let's tour Cuba together..." 

I'm looking forward to another road trip in Cuba!

Cheerio,
Jenny

Something magical seems to happen

It happened again.

Every time I lead a group to Club Amigo Marea del Portillo, a lovely little resort in southern Cuba, I return home thinking that this was the best group ever. How could it be possible to have a nicer bunch of people to hang out with? Then it happens. The next trip seems to magically surpass the last. 

The most recent group was made up of an interesting mixture of people, including many repeaters, who travel with me regularly, and numerous newbies. Some folks just wanted to relax and read while others were keen for adventure but we all got along well and, I think it's safe to say, everyone had a great time.

I lead groups to my beloved Marea del Portillo twice annually and the next trip is tentatively scheduled for April 2016. Will the Marea magic continue? I think so! If you want to be part of it, you can sign up to receive email updates from me - just click on the "Subscribe" button and follow the instructions. 

Meanwhile, if you want to see some photos of the October 2015 "Posse Trip," find me or my group page, JennicaCuba, on Facebook. I've posted about 15 thematic albums, as well as a little video, which is a compilation of some general scenic photos. Here's a link to the latter:  2015 October - Marea del Portillo, Cuba

Loving the magic,
Jenny

Early morning view from my cabaña at Club Amigo Marea del Portillo, October 2015.

Road trip! Let's tour Cuba together...