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May 11, 2007
Trinidad: Days Five and Six
I had heard nice things about Maracas Beach and, the next day, Greg took Rachel, Tom, and I there. I was surprised to discover that the beach was located by the top of a road that winded itself up a mountain but the views along the road were lovely. I was thrilled when I saw the beach--a beautiful, white sand beach sporting numerous palm trees and beautiful blue ocean (prior to going to Maracas, I hadn't been to the beach in at least three years). I waded in the ocean and then met Rachel, Tom, and Greg at Richard's Shark & Bake, a legendary institution in Trinidad. People flock to this food stand and, while I thought it was good, I didn't really feel like it was anything to write home about. Afterwards, I waded in the ocean some more and then lay out in the shade of one of the palm trees.
Unfortunately, my body decided to protest the trip to the beach and I first felt the symptoms of sun stroke (chills and aches) in the middle of the night which disappeared by morning but then returned after a trip to the supermarket. Karima's wedding was the next day and I certainly didn't want to risk not feeling well or, worse yet, not being able to attend so I reluctantly cancelled a trip to Caroni Swamp (besides Trinidad's national bird, the scarlet ibis, I really wanted to see mudskippers) and decided to stay home and rest. I felt better by the evening, luckily, in time to imbibe some of the delicious rum punch that our housemates (which had expanded beyond Tom, Rachel, and I) whipped up.
Scenic view near Maracas
Maracas Beach
Richard's Shark & Bake, the Shake Shack of Trinidad
Posted by Jennifer at May 11, 2007 11:13 PM