Invaders Pan Yard

Went for a beer and to listen to one of the many pan bands practising for Carnival 2011.

The Invaders are sponsered by Caribbean Airlines and practise most nights leading up to carnival which is in March this year. It is something else walking along the street and hearing a steel pan band and everyone enjoying the music.

We are hopefully going to visit several yards before carnival.

Happy Valentines Day

Look at the fresh orchids I received for Valentines Day.............and they wern't from Doug.

Tobago was wonderful

We had a wonderful time in Tobago, we visited most of the island which is very lush and green with lovely natural bays.


Took a trip on a glass bottom boat across the Buccoo Reef which is amazing the boys snorkelled over the reef.

There is a natural area in the ocean that is on a sand bar and is only about three feet deep it is known as the nylon pool, we spent a long time playing in the water, I never thought I would be that far out in the Caribbean sea and able to stand up. I am not a swimmer but would do it again tomorrow, it was an amazing experience.




We spent a day at Pigeon Point a very beautiful beach, chatted with the local people who were all so nice.

We were sorry to leave but had to catch the ferry back to Trinidad to have more fun with Gill and Max. However we are planning to go back to the Island for the last couple of days of Gill and Max's visit as they will fly back to the UK from Tobago.

I have a lot of catching up to do on the blog as we have been busy having new adventures.

We are going to Tobago

Tomorrow morning we leave for a trip to Tobago. Our very good friends Gill and Max from England are flying to Tobago on Thursday, we are taking the ferry leaving home at 4 am to catch the 6.30 am ferry.

We have rented a villa and are going to explore some of the beautiful beaches on the island. We are then returning on the ferry with Gill and Max who are staying with us in Trinidad until 24th February.

Gill and I have been friends for so long even before we were both married and although we don't see each other as often as we like, we can pick up as though it was just last week we saw each other. I know we are going to have a wonderful time. Hopefully I will have lots of pictures to post when we return.

Meanwhile here are a few picture we took when we went for a stroll in the neighborhood.







I looked out of the kitchen window this morning and saw this rainbow in a perfect arch over the house opposite.



All of you in Canada stay warm I heard you had a huge snowstorm blow it's way through last night. Stefanie is very pleased as the school board closed all schools the first time in a couple of years. It must have been a bad storm.