Transportation is a major problem in Cuba

It was very special to see yellow Dutch Arriva and Connextion buses in Cuba with a Dutch destination

These old buses are donated to Cuba but nothing was changed on these buses

Even the Dutch information number 0900 was still on the bus

You have plenty old American cars around the island

Parts for these cars are no longer to get in Cuba and everything

should be self-made

The coating depends sometimes of tape to each other

Lots of rust we saw on the cars

We saw old motorcycles with sidecars with whole families in it, pedicab `s and many horses and carriages

The horses were all very skinny

We saw a lot of riders on horseback galloping along the way

Trucks serve as public transport

There is a ladder hanging at the back of the truck and a rod made ​​to hold on to because seats are not usually

Trains sometimes have a day’s delay

Along the highway were gathering points where people were hitchhiking

Officials were specially appointed to arrange that no car drove by with an empty seat

In eastern Cuba we have seen almost no paved roads and

they were full of holes

Some holes were so large that a car could disappear

We wondered if they drive when it`s raining because

than you don`t see the holes

Luckily we had always sunny weather…

Sometimes suppliers with bananas and oranges stood in

the middle of the highway 

Driving down the road was an experience in itself

I was always glad we were on the road with a Cuban driver

There were almost no signs or lampposts and petrol pumps were also particular