Outside the Box

Tour of Cuba for Baseball Fans

This was posted to the SABR mailing list and I think there may be some interested folks who read this as well. It is for a tour of Cuba (baseball-style). This isn't the Bill Lee outfit that I mentioned earlier, but still might be fun.

Date:    Sat, 16 Dec 2000 20:03:58 -0800
From:    Kit Krieger 
Subject: Baseball Tour of Cuba

Thanks to the many members of the List-serve who responded to my earlier
message regarding the February tour of Cuba.  To date, a dozen people are
confirmed on the trip, including Peter Bjarkman, author of "Smoke" and one
of the foremost authorities on Cuban baseball.

The positive response by SABR members has resulted in a change to the
program, which will have a substantially increased historical content.  We
have plans for attendance at the Pena, the Cuban SABR, visits to the grave
of Martin Dihigo, and more.  The program als features attendance at four
games, meetings with current and former Cuban baseball players, and a visit
to the elite training institutions for Cuban athletes.

This is a last call for SABR members interested in taking the trip.
Departures are February 19th from Vancouver or Toronto with return on
February 26th. The price is $1799 US (plus $59 tax), inclusive of everything
but most lunches, a $20 departure tax from Havana, drinks and cigars.  There
is a $150 single supplement.  Accommodation is at the four-star Havana Libre
Tryp, formerly the Hilton, and Fidel's headquarters in 1959!

I am off to Cuba on Wednesday to teach and to do the groundwork for the
February trip.  Interested parties should contact Skyway Travel at
604-585-4848 or by e-mail at friendship@home.com.

Kit Krieger




Kit Krieger
Cubaball Tours
4772 Narvaez Drive
Vancouver, BC
V6L 2J2

tel: 604-266-4664
fax: 604-266-2153