We managed to negotiate Havana's busy streets and find our way to the autoroute to Pinar Del Rio. This was not easy as there are very few road signs! Once on the autoroute the road was very quiet. There was just the odd heavy goods vehicle belching black diesel fumes, the occasional transtour coach transporting tourists between the main cities and the odd taxi. We had to be careful with farmers crossing the road on horse back, pony and traps and cattle. There were pigs, dogs, horses and chickens and pedestrians on the road. There were also many people trying to hitch lifts at every road junction or bridge. We found the branch road to Vinales and thankfully avoided any serious damage to our hire car from the numerous large potholes. The rural scenery in Western
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