Trinidad – the catch up

So we have been terrible and haven’t been keeping you all up to date in a while.  We spent 6 weeks in Trinidad...and basically saw not much as we were working on the boat! 

So a quick run down...

Did I mention it was HOT there??  I have never been that hot in my life.  The closest was when I did bikram yoga - the studio is heated to 40 degrees and 45% humidity.  In Trinidad it was 40 degrees and 90% humidity!! 

We booked ourselves into the Taste of Trini Tour, where you go all around the island sightseeing and sampling local cuisine BUT I managed to fall down the companionway stairs and hit my head quite badly the night before, so we had to cancel.  The take away from that experience (other than don’t be such an idiot and fall down the stairs) was that there is no point calling ambulances in Trinidad.  We waited 3 hours and still none had arrived.  By pure fluke we got a medic from the local oil rig onboard who looked me over and gave me the OK.

Gary managed to add another item to the “Lost Overboard” list.

• A padlock
• A bucket
• A sponge
• A towel
• Two fillets of fish
• The Grenada flag
• A set of allen keys
• A cup

And now...

• A rental car key!

He managed to recover it, in the dark, with the help of flippers and a good torch.

The main purpose of the trip to Trini was to get a new dodger, bimini and stackpack.  We needed new metal work and canvas so it was quite a big job.  But boy was it worth it - she couldn’t look better!

Now that we are back from the abyss, we promise to post much more often and do our best to keep you entertained.