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

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