From the Old Locomotives of Australia to the Bay of Pigs
After the nuclear power plant we set off on a longer day trip west to the Bay of Pigs, where an invasion against Fidel Castro failed in 1961. On the way lies the small village of Australia, where old locomotives from the sugar cane plantations still stand – well kept and occasionally used for tourist rides through the fields.
Locomotives, crocodiles and history
Sadly there was no ride when we were there. But it was interesting to hear that these locomotives burn a good 20 to 30 litres of oil per kilometre. We went on to the Bay of Pigs and a small crocodile farm nearby, which we left again after five minutes – we didn’t want to look at penned-in animals. The museum at the Bay of Pigs, on the other hand, impressed us with lots of descriptions and pictures of the events back then.
Back to Cienfuegos
After a leisurely beer on the beach we were back in Cienfuegos right on time for sunset. We preferred to spare ourselves driving at night on Cuba’s roads with their extreme potholes.
Beside the harvested field, a turquoise classic car with a trailer.Children in yellow trousers by the Cuban flag on the left, a horse-drawn wagon on the road on the right.Behind the barred gate of a works, black smoke rises from the chimney.The name Australia is painted white on the black side of the locomotive.Builder plates for Schwab & Tillmann and Henschel & Sohn, Cassel 1913, in black and white.Close to the large driving wheels of a steam engine in Australia, in black and white.Pressure gauge, number 1620 and the plate Henschel & Sohn, Cassel 1920, in black and white.Under the shed in Australia: the rusty front of locomotive 1620 and a red ladder.Red rods and a spoked wheel beneath the black frame of the locomotive.Round locomotive front with number 1593 on the left, number plate 1620 on the right.On the track in Australia, locomotive 1593 from behind, palm and tanks beside it.In front of a shed and a tall chimney, locomotive 1593 in Australia, in black and white.A heavy counterweight on the orange-painted wheel of a locomotive in Australia.Behind the blue wire mesh in the open hall, the locomotive front in Australia.A man in a cap with a sack on his shoulder, locomotive 1620 behind him in Australia.A bare tree right beside the light blue wooden house, palms standing further back.Crocodiles lie packed together in the shallow, muddy concrete pool.Crocodiles at the edge of the pool on the left, packed in green water on the right.In the dark pool, the scaly armour and tail of a crocodile are visible.Turquoise sea along the rocky coast of the Bay of Pigs, with bushes in front.Goats stand in the sand under palms, the sea of the Bay of Pigs behind.Wooden huts and bicycles on the left, boats on the beach of the Bay of Pigs on the right.Two cattle stand at the side of the road, the way in tree shade on the left.Twice over, a horse-drawn wagon on a straight country road under a wide sky.Two riders cross the dry pasture, a fence and a row of trees behind.At the shady crossroads a cyclist rides beside a red classic car.An avenue of palms on the left, a low row of houses on the right, in black and white.The straight road runs along dense forest, a red car on its way.Sunset over the water, a golden streak lying on the waves.Silhouette at the railing: angler, palm and bicycle at sunset.
