Blogs from Trinidad & Tobago, Central America Caribbean - page 10

We left the Carriacou Regatta and sailed back to Grenada and then on to Trinidad. We toured the US Naval Destroyer "USS Farragut" in Chaguaramas Trinidad.... read more

As the guide book says, "When Christopher Columbus discovered Trinidad he stumbled into a party, and the locals have been partying ever since." It is in fact home to one of the biggest parties in the world- Carnival! And is also the birthplace of both calypso and steel pan music. So in order to experience this aspect of Trinidad's culture we went to a panyard for an impromptu steel drum concert. But not just any panyard, we went to the All Stars Panyard, probably one of the most famous steel bands here in Trinidad. The All Stars travel all over the world, playing the big concert halls. And they are also the 6 time winners of the Panorama Competition here in Trinidad (which is the big steel pan competition at Carnival) and have won many other ... read more

We sailed the final leg of our trip down to Trinidad yesterday and are now safely tucked into Crews Inn Marina in Chaguaramas. We will be here for the rest of hurricane season, which lasts until November 1st. It sure feels good to be south of the hurricane belt, we no longer have to worry about tropical waves showing organization or low pressure systems forming off the coast of Africa (the first signs of dreaded hurricanes). And it was an easy trip here, smooth sailing with a bright moon, just a short 90 mile overnight trip. Luckily we had no problems as we passed the northern tip of Venezuela (which is an area riddled with modern-day pirates wielding machine guns, we have heard horror stories of cruisers running into problems here). We still can't believe that ... read more

Well hello! I hope you are all well and here is the first update on my latest adventures. Will try to keep them less than dissertation length for this trip although not making any promises. The airport sagas I usually suffer from seem to be a thing of the past and they have become quite lucky for me of late. This all started with not being charged for having luggage 8kg over the allowed amount by a particularly kind check-in desk lady. The flight itself was pretty boring, saved from being coma-inducingly boring only by the three lovely Caribbean ladies sitting next to me chatting away in their beautiful lilting Caribbean accents. However, every so often they would give away the fact they probably lived in the UK by coming over all Eastenders, particularly when talking ... read more

Uh, drug street? Not interested, thanks. So that's how my afternoon went. But let me give a brief rehash (oops, pun) of the week. My man Rohan has kept me well stocked with good food - goat roti and food from the Breakfast Shed, including callaloo, um, don't know what the rest of the plate was, but it was good. I think it included macaroni salad, pasta salad, salad greens, provision (cousin of cassava), big boney hunks of meat, plantain, rice, the list keeps going on... So in return, I took him out to dinner at Sweet Lime. Refer to previous postings to find out the full definition of Lime, but it means hanging out. Rohan is the taxi driver from before. In any case, all has been welcome diversions from the evil client of the ... read more