I be limin'

Monday, July 12, 2010

Banana

Remember those marshmallow strawberries and marshmallow bananas?

I ordered a Solo here (when you order a Solo it is usually apple juice - real juice). They were out of apple juice. So I got banana instead. I'm in the tropics - they grow bananas here, why not?
Wrong.
It tasted exactly like marshmallow bananas. 20 ounces of liquid marshmallow bananas.

Yumm!

Maracas Bay Day

A sunburnt pooch looking like he isnt having a good day...

Fishermen are done for their day....

Quiet day on a World Cup weekend.

Local vendor flying local flags and selling local wares everyday....

The required artistic shot of the day...

BP is very big in Trinidad. They produce half the oil & gas production in the country and provide about 25% of the entire country's revenues.

They have a pretty big Corporate Social Responsibility program.

On the way home from Maracas Bay, I went by this sign....

(Chuckle of the day)

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Pic 'o the day

I have asked the kids to take at least one picture of Sienna and Rebecca each day and send it to me. It is not the same as being there but it is nice to see them everyday.

They send camera phone pictures through the day. Often more than one a day.

The pictures are a nice break in the day.

Bex is ready for her first Stampede.

This week, Katie & Devin are out at the lake with Devin's family - I think Bex likes the lake.

Sometimes they sneak a pic of Mimi in there - excellent.

Sienna is getting caught up on her sleep most of the time....

but when she does open her eyes, she lights up a room.

and she looks pretty comfy after bath time.

Cooper like to get his picture taken too!

I am a pretty lucky guy.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Happy Canada Day!

Sienna is looking pretty comfy in her Canada Day sleeper.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

North by North East

I went for a drive this weekend. I thought I would go to one of the 4 corners of the island. It was a trip to the North East corner. The community of Toco is situated in the NE and the Galera Point lighthouse is at the very corner of the island. It was built in 1867. It is now a picnic area (or an area to lime). Note the new antenna part is new.

The road along the coast doesnt have a lot of spots to park. I drove through the communities of L'Anse Noir, Grande Riviere, Mission, Monte Video, San Souci and at the end of the road, Matelot.

If you want to stop, you just find a spot on the shoulder and pull over. The road is very windy and quite narrow (and the bridges are even more narrow...or narrower). There were a few times that I had to pull in the mirrors on the truck not to hit vehicles along the side of the road.

I went by the Toco Fishing Centre

and I also went by beaches where men were sitting on the beach with their individual rods set up.

In the country, there are some busy beaches but in this part of the country - there are some very quiet areas.

The country has some beautiful coastline.

You do have to to share the beaches occasionally..........

Speaking of narrow roads, this road will eventually get much more narrow when the Leaning Wall finally falls over.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Trini Boot

I came out one morning and found a neighbor's vehicle 'parked' in the apartment lot. It was in one of the laneways and not in a parking spot. What was different about it was the Trini Boot (the local version of a Texas Boot) locked on the wheel.

Attached to the window of the vehicle was a note saying 'Please contact apartment security to pay a fine of TT$100.' (about 15 bucks) to get the 'boot' removed.