When we arrived at the beach, Dennis our bus driver told us specifically to enjoy lunch at Richard's Bake N' Shark...although this was on the to do list, seeing the waves frothe at the sandy shore could not have been more of an invitation to go swimming. We all made sure to lather up the SPF, again, and dove in enthusiastically. The locals may have questioned why we were so excited to go swimming, but who couldn't be? The ocean seemed like bath water minus the rubber ducky.
Building up an appetite, we did go to Richard's Bake N' Shark, even though there were around seven others to choose from. Shark is DELICIOUS, especially with homemade mango chutney (wicked spicy). It was a day of rest and relaxation, as well as discovery.
This discovery I found (beyond trying shark for the first time), was not on the pristine shore of Maracas Bay, but back at our homey B&B. Jen, the host of the B&B, shared several stories of her life in Trinidad, as well as her family who lives in Canada. She spoke about how the way of life in Trinidad is personable and relaxing, rather than what she has heard of from her family members. Trinidad has a "slow down and take a look closer" aspect to it. There is no pressure to get somewhere immediately, and if something does go wrong, Jen describes that you have to look at what you have and appreciate it. The sincerity in her stories made me contemplate the last few days. We ran into a few problems, but we made it to Trinidad and spent the day at a gorgeous beach. Even if we had not made it to Trinidad, we still would have gone home more connected than we had been before the trip. I'm definitely going to try and continue this "slow down and take a closer look" mantra...but now we're off with Nicki to dinner now!! mmm yay :D be back later
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