Beach!

Today we went to Maracas beach. All the smithies are in awe because of the amazing scenery and how kind all the Trinidadians are. Nikki Lee's parents have already taken care of us so much by making sure we had food and drinks, buying us potato pies at Richards Bake 'N Shark, and offering to pay for the bathrooms. We also met Nikki Lee's parents' friends at one of the local grocery stores. They want all the smithies to come over for dinner at their house. The land lady also wants to cook us a Trinidadian dinner.

The driving is insane. Everyone drives on the left hand side and the roads are curve around mountains with only a foot away from the edge. Our first driver was a hilarious man named Sam. He joked in his Jamaican-like accent about how he was a minority in the van compared to us. Our second driver barely spoke to us, but he did stop at the top of the mountain so we could look down hundreds of feet below us and take pictures.

We are now about to leave for dinner with Nikki Lee. It will be the first time most of us meet her. I can tell by meeting her parents and brother that, she too, will be very kind and enthusiastic. I am so excited to see even more of Trinidad and the culture. Getting stuck in Terminal 4 for 28 hours or so was totally worth it.