Cuban Cars

Cuba has hundreds of old American cars belching smoke, rattling along, hand painted yet startlingley beautiful to see. The Cubans must be wonderful mechanics as most of theses motors are kept running with bits of other cars - real make do and mend. Of course we took a ride in one and it was fun. This old Ford was a bit different to the rest.

When our coach driver needed fuel we had to get off the coach and wait on the roadside as he went to the secret destination to fill up the tank, armed with piles of documentation as every single litre of fuel had to be accounted for. It took over half an hour every time.

There were moments when I watched our belongings, including passports, being driven off in the pursuit of petrol when I wondered if we'd ever see them again!