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The names have been changed to protect the innocent

Ok so this is the story of today's adventure.  This actually has nothing to do with work and I could see something similar to this occurring in Canada. It actually started yesterday, when me and a co-worker decided to head to Baracoa on Sunday.  We needed to get out of town, and the weather looked crappy so we figure the beach wouldn't be that good.  My coworker knows a guy that owns a small rooming house with a restaurant in it so we arranged to have lunch there.  He asked if we would be able to give his daughter a ride from Baracoa back to Moa as she is going to school here. We said that wouldn't be a problem. So we wake up around 8 and have some breakfast and take off for Baracoa.  We were trying to get there early to buy some wine and look for some rum.  So we wander around and enjoy the sights of the town and then make our way to Alberto's house for lunch.  We weren't able to find the rum we were looking for so Alberto hooked us up and we found what we were

All was quiet until.....................

Well that was until last night.   I got home just after dark and there were a few expats standing around so I got out of my truck and went to talk to them.  Yes I have a new to me vehicle.  It's a 2009  Mitsubishi  truck.  2L turbo diesel with lots of power.  It was in a major accident in 2009 and has finally been fixed now.  It's still missing some parts but still better than my old on.  Picture to come.  Anyhow back to the real story. Seems that somebody had broken into one of our guys rooms and stolen his safe out of his room.  They didn’t break into it, they ripped the thing out of the wall.  It is screwed in really deep and would have taken some time and effort.  Unfortunately he had his passport and a bunch of money in different currencies.  He lives in Wales so he carries, Cuban money, Canadian, Euro, and the British pound.  So I think he said they took about 1,200 – 2,000 dollars.  Not sure why he is carrying that much around with him but I’m sure he has his reasons.