Going the Distance

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

The pictures I posted tonight are pictures of the market we went to yesterday and the marina where we had lunch today. I couldn't find a boat to sail but am going to find one as soon as I get to Tabago. Tomorrow is my birthday and it doesn't feel very birthdayee here. The next day is Christmas and the action is supposed to pick up. People will be coming down the street playing steel drums and there are several parties in the neighborhood. The day after Christmas is Boxing day and we are going to the race track (horses). It's the last race of the season and supposed to be a big event. Maybe I'll win some money.

Bob has his say: Outside the main harbor and a bit up the coast there is a harbor full of sailboats, hundreds of them. We spent the afternoon there, just sort of hanging out and eating ice cream. A bunch of Russians were drinking and singing like mad. At the next table teenage girls were having a Christmas party, much squeeling and clapping. And then there was the blue and the boats. A happy mix of sound and silence, the sweet of ice cream, the salt breeze easing in.

This is the house where we are staying. We start our day with breakfast and then go from here. There where little boys playing soccer across the street in the park again today. They are out of school all week.

Monday, December 22, 2008




We went to the swamp yesterday to see birds. It was like our swamps but it had Scarlet Ibis, which is the national bird of Trinidad. Some of my shots turned out to be very much resembling modern art but I thought you might want to see a few.













This is a little store around the corner. Bob just went there to get me a coke and some other stuff. There are a mixture of houses here. Some are new and some are very colonial. Th whole neighborhood is getting ready for Christmas.
I hear music from places at night and the lady who owns this place has been getting ready for her Christmas party for some days now.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Just returned from bird trip

We just returned from a birding outing. I will post pictures when we get back from dinner. It finally stopped raining and there was a little earthquake earlier today. There are some little boys setting off fireworks in the park in front of the house where we are staying. Happy birthday to my mother, she is 94 today. I'll be back and tell you more after we go to eat.
We're going to the race track on Boxing day, which is the 26th of December. It will be the final race of the season and is suppose to be a big deal.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Arrived after much delay

We are finally here in Trinidad. It is December 19 and we arrived late last night at the airport at 11 p.m. It took 45 minutes to get through immigration and another 30 minutes to get to the house where we are staying. Yesterday was a mess, We arrived at 9 for the 10:00 flight to Houston to find that the plane was not flying because of fog. We drove to Houston, encountering a wreck along the way, and got to the international airport in time to board the plane coming here, The boarding was late and we would have missed the plane if it had been on time, Thank you Dee for riding over with us to bring the car back on such short notice. After the plane took off, a little girl had a seizure so we landed in Tampa so the doctors could take the child and her family to a hospital. We finally left Tampa and started on our trip here. We have been resting ever since.
Today we went on a ride to get the lay of the land. The museum and other points of interest are within walking distance. We are setting up a trip to a bird santuary where I hope to take some good bird shots. I just saw three pariot fly into a tree in the little park across the street. I will put picture up tomorrow.
Bob has eaten a fish and found out where the art dealers are located. This is quite a large city with lots of cars. I'll report more later.

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