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A selection of Photos





Terrapins in a pond at Livorno, Italy



Weymouth - stoker with Janet who has provided all kinds of help and support



Two cycles on top of the tandem and still within the space allowed on the train



Arrival in London on Eurostar



The only trolley on Milan station, liberated by the management



Shop window in Milan with Manchester United strap



We needed our first class compartment between Livorno and Milan



Livorno station

Snow covered mountains Naples Bay

Naples from the sea



Into the morning sun Naples Bay



Mountain above Naples Bay



Swallows resting on the ship 400 miles from land



Hitch hiker



The illuminated Jesus statue as we left Havana Harbour



Boy on bike on bus



The bike bus platform



We were very pleased to see the Melfi Iberia come into Havana Harbour



The ship loading in Cuba

The Cuba rum bottle we launched in mid Atlantic

The management in the bow getting away from it all



Waves crashing over the reef



Breakers find a hole in the reef



Velodrome near Havana



Slum roofscape



Everyday mode of transport and nothing frightens these horses

A sculpture of women athletes for the 1992 Panamerican games

A sculpture of men athletes for the 1992 Panamerican games

Unloading the Havana bike bus at the ramp



Literacy improved rapidly during the early days of communism



José Marti helped free the slaves in Cuba - a true hero



The Capitol, let us hope that one day soon it will house a democratically elected parliament



It may not look much in the photo but this house is luxury in Cuba



The bust of Hemingway at Cojimar made from donated brass boat fittings



The stoker has gone off touristing for both of us



The highest bridge in Cuba. Leaning on the parapets not recommended



A fishing dock in Matanzas



Cuban pharmacy in 1964



No bikes on this train



Crabs sometimes cross the road in front of us but this is the biggest we have seen



The Bay of Pigs is a great place for diving



With our Belgian friends in the luxury casa at Cienfuegos

A cyclist hitching a tow from a horse bus

The family bullock cart

Tatty Lada, Moskovich or a friendly reliable horse?



Fishermen working from a boat made of old polystyrene packing and welded angle iron. It does not come with an engine and sails where they exist are old sheets of plastic




Last time we came this way this burning charcoal kiln was being built



Just three weeks ago this was a burning charcoal kiln. Now all the charcoal has been taken away.



The people here love the lizards which keep down the insects. This one is around 20cm long and moves rather like a small rodent



A heron in the mangrove swamps taken from the 50km causeway to the Northern Cays



After the peleton had gone through this poor guy in the middle is being pushed over the line by two of his team mates



A typical street scene, this time in Santa Clara



Street art



A management dilemma which could be solved by Hobnob



Part of the 50km causeway to the Northern Cays stretching into the distance



The lively ones play dominos but most just hang about all day doing nothing



He can take a pig to water but can he make him drink?

Tropical fruit for breakfast in the casas but we are lucky to even get tinned in hotels

We called these pterodactyls

These birds fly beautifully and dive to catch fish in their dangerous looking beaks



The management has a beard trim




Off road tandem



Puddle in a wild place which did for us



Waterfull



Support vehicle



Peleton in full chase



A typical cowboy



The family horse



Bullock cart selling tomatoes



Bell tower to control the slaves



Girls balancing on the line



Train taking on water

1911 train letting off steam

Peasant house in the wild

Peanut (Austin A35) not all old cars are from USA





Charcoal burning takes several days



Charcoal ready to burn



Pushing through beach sand



Stoker as Woman Friday
Bay of Pigs



Not a boat but polystyrene boxes tied together. They are
taken to the windward side of the bay and blow back,
fishing on the way. Very dangerous by our standards.



Havana as we came into port



A Willys jeep circ 1959 photographed for Hil and Geoff.
It was their family transport in South Africa as children.
They are usually seen in Cuba with at least six people in them.



One of the few old US cars in Havana that might just scrape through a British MOT



We think these are vultures. There are many of them and this one is drying
its wings in the early morning just like the cormorants in Weymouth

Running for a lorry to get home from work

An ox plough, we saw many working in the fields

We think this is an egret, many animals here have one
but we have never seen one sitting on a cow in Weymouth

The management scrumping oranges





The tandem shortened to a solo for Eurostar



St Pancras for Eurostar



The bike and luggage packed for Trenhotel



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Sagrada Familia old original front



Sagrada Familia detail of the front



Sagrada Familia modern rear



Crane blocking the cycle route



Health and safety?



Tall ship leaving Barcelona



Harbour Bridge, Barcelona



Wooden submarine Barcelona



Casa Milà (La Pedrera) Barcelona - Gaudi's apartment block



La Pedrera's whimsical chimneys



More of Gaudi's chimneys



Sagrada Familia from Pedrera's roof



The gatehouse at Parc Güell, Gaudí's garden



The management on Gaudí's bench, Parc Güell



Barcelona's funicular railway carries tandems



Valencia gardens



Sunset over Valencia



Tandem going aboard



Tandem riding on the side deck



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Round tug in Valencia



Life boat drill



Painting the funnel - the crew work hard but still make time for a wave



The crew celebrating birthdays, the master in the foreground



Force 8 from the bridge



One hour at a time, very civilised



Mist over Halifax Harbour, air temperature minus 20



A grumpy management in Halifax

A semi going on board for Castro

Our cabin on the Melfi Iberia

Muster station Melfi Iberia -20 on 16th January 2009

Muster station Melfi Iberia +20 on 22nd January 2009

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