Saturday afternoon and cigars.

[El Presidente]

Popped over to my mate Macho (pronounced MAYCHO). Saturday afternoon 3pm. Macho is a Havana veteren who lost his wallet and $5000 within his first hour on the Island. We guessed that someone reached Miami less than 24 hrs later Anyway, that is another story.

Macho and his son Lachy were building fences on his cattle property (runs Wagyu and Angus) 10 minutes from my place. I run 3 head of sheep on my property. My son Ben is the same age as Lachy and they are good mates. I send him to Macho's property to learn all the "Real man" jobs that I am useless at....build fences, strip engines, brand cattle etc etc.

I do what I normally do and bring a bottle or two of wine, a few glasses and a couple of cigars.

On a picture perfect Australian late afternoon day we were outside leaning against the fence on his beautiful property, drinking Rose and later Pol Roger (96) while he enjoyed a Monte D and I a Cohiba Siglo IV. We were shooting the breeze (chatting) watching one of his Angus cattle about to give birth for the first time. We followed up with a few Por Larrnanaga Petit Corona and a little more champagne. The cow was nervous, the kids were on the quad bike towing something or other and I was struck as to how damn lucky we are to live where we live. Great afternoon.

[genevapics]

Sounds like a nice day was had by all.

[DrAlejandro]

sounds good man... macho and lachy are VERY cuban names, you got cubiches living in australia rob?

[greenpimp]

Beautiful. Sounds like my kinda day. Except for the nervous, about to give birth cow. But I guess there's always one of those around in one form or another. They're always getting knocked up around here too.

[CWS]

What a great day. Wine cigars and the countryside. My favorite setting although I had to give up the wine many years ago.

[PorscheC4S]

» while he enjoyed a Monte D and I a Cohiba Siglo IV.

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Nice day. I sat in a World War I memorial park, on the edge of a rock lined stream. I was positioned so that it appeared, from my vantage point, that I was hovering over the stream. I was in the shade, but patches of sunlight were piercing into the stream all around my.

There was a very gentle breeze. I smoked a Bolivar Corona first.

Maybe a bit strong for such a calming day, but it hit the spot for me. After cleansing my palate, I smoked a Cohiba Siglo IV as well. It was the first Cohiba I've tried that tasted good to me and was very similar to the Bolivar. I have a couple of aged Siglo IVs and am now enthused to try them.