When the Sea Fails to Respect the Havana Malecon Seawall

Photo Feature by Caridad

HAVANA TIMES — I’ve had some of my best moments standing in front of the sea, particularly in Havana.

This past Sunday, I was on my way to meet with a friend when I noticed that a number of tourists were leaving the ocean drive area in a hurry, while others enthusiastically went up to meet the waves that crashed against the seawall with more and more impetus.

I have always been careful – obsessively, one may say – to keep my camera away from salt water. This time around, however, I could not resist the beauty and fury of the water.

In a matter of hours, the intense waves brought the sea onto the sidewalk and street. These didn’t stop until reaching the bronze lions that line the Prado promenade.

I actually would have enjoyed not to have had my camera on me, for I envied those who were playing with the waves immensely.

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