Powerboats, where Sea Bunny was repaired, was our main base for December. Putting the mast up was quick compared to having to refix every line on her except the outhaul. The teak bathing platform benefited from a hundred new screws and freshly sanded planks before being lowered into place.
The happy staff and facilities were second to none, included cherry picker to take you off the boat; and we highly recommend them. So it was a busy, busy time between Sea Bunny and the chandlery Budget Marine. Our breaks were to markets and supermarkets to restock via local taxi which delivered us back to Sea Bunny.
Caribbean choirs with steel bands are famous so a group of us, dressed in our finery, attended a excellent "Christmas Calabash" concert by the local Lydons Choir, The male voices sounded like melted chocolate making a delicious evening.
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| Mark 1 chandelier |
As time ticked on and northerly winds and high seas persisted Sea Bunny remained in Trinidad for Christmas, enjoying a yachty's BBQ lunch at Crews Inn. Susan has asked for a chandelier for the new home so Santa made one out of tinsel and lights. It was not
exactly what she had in mind - gave her ideas though!
On boxing Day Bill called on the VHF offering a lift to the Caroni Swamp Bird Sanctuary- we jumped at it.
This involved a boat trip down a canalised channel to the main lakes forming the wetlands.
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| Scarlet ibis |
The highlight would be to view the roosting at sun set of thousands of the national bird of Trinidad - the scarlet ibis. Wow what a sight to witness literally thousands of scarlet ibis and great egrets coming in to roost on one of the islands in the lake.
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| Egrets heading for the roost site |
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| Part of the roosting site |
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| Bats observed by the channel |
On boxing Day Bill called on the VHF offering a lift to the Caroni Swamp Bird Sanctuary- we jumped at it.
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