We had beautiful days in Vinales, sunrise to sunset. I took lots of photos and, while waiting for evening activities, made a couple more paintings. A gouache of the valley below our balcony (the black paper didn’t photograph well):
![a somewhat more impressionistic image of 'our' valley a gouache painting of the Vinales Valley beneath our balcony](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_1958-version-2.jpg?resize=620%2C465)
‘Gauzy’ gouache of the valley beneath our balcony.
and a watercolor of a lone palm tree presiding over the pool (painted happily with a Mojito at my elbow):
![A palm stands against the mogotes A painting of a solitary palm tree with mogote background, watercolor](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/palm-watercolor.jpg?resize=618%2C672)
A proud palm by the pool at Los Jazmines,Vinales.
Here are a few more photos in and around Los Jazmines Hotel, made primarily to fix the place and its beauties in my memories:
![Vinales sunrise](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_5048.jpg?w=300&resize=300%2C225)
Early sunrise at Los Jazmines.
![another little patch of the valley photo of the valley with a tobacco barn under construction](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_1566-version-2.jpg?w=300&resize=300%2C225)
Tobacco barn underway in the valley.
![hotel interior, Los Jazmines looking down the length of the bar](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_5197.jpg?w=300&resize=300%2C225)
The cozy cafe-bar in the hotel.
![bartender prepares coffee bartender behind bar pours coffee](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_5007.jpg?w=300&resize=300%2C225)
We DID drink coffee in addition to plentiful Mojitos!
![the pool and main hotel pink hotel and blue pool](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_5044-version-2.jpg?w=300&resize=300%2C224)
Pink hotel and blue pool made a cool combo.
![evening around the pool waiter and guests chat in the cool evening](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_5023.jpg?w=300&resize=300%2C225)
A casual evening around the pool.
![final Vinales sunset sunset, sky and part of the hotel balcony](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_5003.jpg?w=300&resize=300%2C225)
We sigh and snap a photo of our last Vinales sunset.
![colorful folk art adorns the walkway painting on a wall near the hotel](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_5200.jpg?w=300&resize=300%2C225)
We pass a ‘colorful’ mural en route to the morning bus.
Goodbye, Vinales! Goodbye, Los Jazmines! On to Havana!
Very nice! Love the sunset scene
Thanks! It was a beaut.
Lots to enjoy. Thank you for sharing.