Home And Back Again

We have just returned from Nova Scotia. Our stay was short, only a few weeks. Unfortunately, we were unable to see all the folks we wanted to see, but it’s tough to get around when you are on a tight schedule and it includes two provinces.

Having been in Trinidad for a couple of months, I had hoped my first impression would change. It hasn’t. The garbage still decorates the waters along with the rainbows of gasoline dumped. The harbour is just incredibly polluted.

We had one instance of theft aboard our boat. And the thief wasn’t more than two feet away from Al at the time.

Al, having struck up a conversation with a local who had spent some years in the US Navy, didn’t hesitate to invite this chap aboard and when he visited us, he brought with him some local cuisine. At the time, Allan was on his knees doing a repair on the air-conditioning unit, while I was on deck checking for the water to come out the through hole. Our guest, unclipped the money from Al’s money clip while he was leaning to watch Allan doing his repairs. I set up the table and before the eating began, our caller gave the blessing, and we enjoyed small talk over chic peas and rice. The kind man left, leaving promises of future visits and trips to visit with his family. After his leaving, Al was at the nav station and asked what I had done with the money. We both just looked at each other and knew we had been “got”. The culprit had gotten away with approximately $60 US, which wasn’t bad considering all of Al’s ID and credit card was also in the mix. We could have called the police but with cash, it would have been a “he said, she said” situation. A few days later we were to learn that our guest had borrowed money from another cruiser, and of course, never saw the guy again. Oh hell, his name was Marcus. So if you are reading this Marcus, YOU ARE A THIEF !!

I guess he already knows this.

We took the shuttle to one of the better malls in Port of Spain. It was bleak to say the least. There was a major food chain store but little else. I would like to go to the down town shopping area but I really have little motivation. There is nothing we need, and with everything I hear about pick pockets and purse snatchers, and having experienced theft first hand, staying close to the boat is good enough for me.

I will never have enough time with you Ryen, kisses and hugs every night. Nana loves you the most. xoxoxox