I took @popsgonzales to Cuba years ago, well before American tourism was a thing, snuck in through Mexico and went on a wild adventure. Endless food, long wanders talking and making friends, late night partying followed by Cuban coffee to survive the day, and wayyy too many cigars.
As we were strolling the Havana streets, we came upon a stickball game, broom handle and bottle caps only. No one could hit this dude, and Pops (a lifelong baseball fanatic) told me he could hit the bottle cap.
Immediately stepped up as his hype man, got him the broom stick, and said a Hail Mary for him. First pitch - swing and a miss. The pressure was on. Even I was sweating it. Like...Pops....it’s a bottle cap and a broom stick bro.
Sure enough, next pitch, my old man knocked the damn bottle cap up and over the wall, everyone lost their minds, high fives all around (swipe right), and the huge smile on my Pops face ear to ear didn’t dissipate for days. Zero chance I could have hit that damn thing, it was amazing to see.
Damn I love travel with this vato. Hope this brought you all a smile and you’re having an amazing day. - 3/22/2018

 
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