Queen’s Park Savannah

Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago

Monday

February 12, 2018

The Children’s Carnival parades lasted two days.  

Now it’s the time for the Big Kids to show their stuff.

Large groups of masqueraders dance and prance across the stage of the Savannah stadium.  

Individuals strut about in outrageous and gigantic costumes.

To take a break from the festivities I wandered around town to visit the Magnificent Seven and other lovely homes and mansions.

"The morning after the night before" I shared a beer with a few of the very smashed celebrants at the local pub..

Queens Park Savanna

260 acres (110 ha) of level land.  The distance around the perimeter is 2.2 mi (3.5 km).

Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago

February 10, 2018

Day 2 of the Junior Carnival:

Teenagers and Toddlers wait patiently in the tropical sun.

Group leaders adjust costumes and makeup.

Kids march and dance.

Big kids in Big costumes.

Little kids in Little costumes.

Tiny tots in diapers.

Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago

Friday

February 9, 2018

Good Day,

When I decided to attend the annual Carnival Celebration in Trinidad, I expected to mix in with the local population as they enjoyed their adult beverages and other local substances while they paraded and danced through the streets of this capital city.

The Children’s Parades were totally unexpected.

                                                                                   B”H

Rodney Bay

Saint Lucia

January 8. 2018

My Dear Friend,

A Rainbow! 

HaShem sent a rainbow yesterday as we departed Mayreau on our return to Bequia.

The sail was smooth and colorful.  Many lovely yachts about.  Best of all, HaShem sent a rainbow to inspire our final voyage.

Today our course is North. 

From Bequia in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, to Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia, the course is North.

10:00 On the morning of our planned departure from Bequia, the wind comes from the North.  The route will be upwind, or directly against the wind, and not the most pleasant situation for a 45’ sailboat. 

“We’ll wait until the afternoon,” Captain Bill decides, “because if the wind shifts from the North to the Northeast, the sailing will be a little more favorable.  Regardless, it will be a lively sail.”

Saltwhistle Bay

Mayreau

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

January 5, 2018

A Kite.  That’s how I describe St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  An archipelago that looks like a Kite.

At the head of the Kite is the main island of St. Vincent.  The smaller islands form the Tail.

We "fly down" the "tail" to Mayreau.

Mayreau is the smallest inhabited island of the kite-like archipelago.   Only 1.5 square miles and a population of 271.

And yet, Saltwhistle Bay is a delightful anchorage with a bar and restaurant and a good WiFi connection.

Bequia (“Island of the Clouds”)

13°0′N 61°14′W

7 sq mi (18 km2) 

Pop 4300

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

January 1, 2018

Happy New Year!           

With his head of windblown hair and his beard of whitecaps and waves, we are greeted at the dock with his welcoming smile and his tee shirt that reads, “Livin’ the Dream.”

Here in Bequia locals “Live the Dream.” 

And since there is no convenient way to travel here except on a boat, Bequia is one of those places in the world known only to sailors.  Sailors and their crew and passengers also “Live the Dream.”