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After returning to Havana we Pass through the toll Bay
Tunnel and head east - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Entering Australia - a town that developed and took the name of the vast
sugar plantation that surrounded it. "Austral" in Spanish means southern -
hence the name - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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sugar processing plant was served by an extensive standard gauge railway
system and the plant, like the engine shed, lies derelict - PHOTOs
Malcolm McCrow |
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Outside the shed a tender-less locomotive - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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A stopover for lunch and a refreshing pina colada - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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In the extensive grounds of the restaurant is a small
menagerie - Ox and oxcart (left); Cuban iguana
(right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Tree rats nest in the rock crevices or in the trees
(left); a Cuban crocodile (not an alligator)
(right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Arriving at Playa Giron - Giron Beach - on the
Bahía de Cochinos - Bay of
Pigs - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Bahía de Cochinos - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Victory of Socialism proclaimed at the small museum in the
nearby town of Giron - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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An ex-Royal Navy British Sea Fury used in the battle - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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US M41 tank and a Soviet SUA 100 self-propelled gun - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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Anti-aircraft gun and mortar in the museum which includes
uniforms, memorabilia and photographs - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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