Friggin' storm headed straight to my house.

[stogieluver]

Doesn't look like it will be much more than a strong Tropical Storm or a minimal hurricane, but you never know with these damned things.  We're leaving Sunday morning just ahead of it out of Pensacola for Miami for a cruise and won't be here, so keeping fingers crossed it won't strengthen more than predicted.

On the bright side, looking forward to a couple of days in Havana June 4th and 5th.  We've booked @Elpresidente's recommended driver, Jorge, for an afternoon of LCDH's and Nacional visits.  He's been very helpful in setting up Reynaldo for some bundles.  Alex is reserving a couple of bundles of Rob's La Puntilla's for me, and Reynaldo is reporting a shortage of material but hoping he will be able to have a couple of bundles of Sublimes ready and waiting.

@JY0 just so happens to be on the same ship we will be boarding as he is disembarking Monday, and he's been very helpful in providing me with intel as he travels around stops in Cuba.  Thanks, Jeff.  A great BOTL.

[oliverdst]

1 hour ago, stogieluver said:

Doesn't look like it will be much more than a strong Tropical Storm or a minimal hurricane, but you never know with these damned things.  We're leaving Sunday morning just ahead of it out of Pensacola for Miami for a cruise and won't be here, so keeping fingers crossed it won't strengthen more than predicted.

On the bright side, looking forward to a couple of days in Havana June 4th and 5th.  We've booked @Elpresidente's recommended driver, Jorge, for an afternoon of LCDH's and Nacional visits.  He's been very helpful in setting up Reynaldo for some bundles.  Alex is reserving a couple of bundles of Rob's La Puntilla's for me, and Reynaldo is reporting a shortage of material but hoping he will be able to have a couple of bundles of Sublimes ready and waiting.

@JY0 just so happens to be on the same ship we will be boarding as he is disembarking Monday, and he's been very helpful in providing me with intel as he travels around stops in Cuba.  Thanks, Jeff.  A great BOTL.

I will be in Havana in the 5th. Do not clean the shelf. I want some puntillas too!I Italked to Alex some days ago and he said there will be enough. 

I will PM you. Maybe we can have a cigar and some mojitos together.

[stogieluver]

@oliverdst, just sent you a PM.

[madandana]

Have fun bro. Make sure and post some picks! 

[JY0]

Safe travels and enjoy! Alex and Jorge are awesome! We really enjoyed meeting and spending time with both. In addition to la Puntilla's Alex spent time searching through his stock to find the best boxes for me. I believe that he is well on his on his way of joining the greats....Reynoldo, Yolanda, Mons, etc, at the top of the Cuban cigar industry.

[TBird55]

Enjoy your trip.  The storm was much to do about nothing.  Very little rain and wind. We still have to get together sometime

[stogieluver]

12 hours ago, madandana said:

Have fun bro. Make sure and post some picks! 

Thanks, Mike. We make a few stops in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras before we hit Havana. I’ll post up some pics from there. You’ll have some Puntilla’s headed your way shortly. 

[stogieluver]

11 hours ago, JY0 said:

Safe travels and enjoy! Alex and Jorge are awesome! We really enjoyed meeting and spending time with both. In addition to la Puntilla's Alex spent time searching through his stock to find the best boxes for me. I believe that he is well on his on his way of joining the greats....Reynoldo, Yolanda, Mons, etc, at the top of the Cuban cigar industry.

Thanks, Jeff. Your intel reports about the ship & customs have been invaluable. 

Looking forward to Jorge riding us around Havana to see Alex, Reynaldo, Yolanda, & the Nacional. 

[stogieluver]

2 hours ago, TBird55 said:

Enjoy your trip.  The storm was much to do about nothing.  Very little rain and wind. We still have to get together sometime

I saw that it turned east so that was good for us    We’ll get together soon. 

[HDGSN]

@stogieluver I would be interested in how you went about working with Alex and Reynaldo on ensuring a bunch for you.

[stogieluver]

Alex: through Facebook messenger 

I contacted Reynaldo through the driver we’ve hired, but you can also reach him through other means. 

Both should have stock readily available this time of year, but I’m limited on time in Havana this trip & wanted to make sure I could get what I want.