Hmmm what can I say about Trinidad that I haven’t already
said in my last 4 Trinidad blogs?!?!?
I was originally thinking about going back to Trinidad for
Republic Day weekend in late September like I did last year. BUT THEN I saw my
girl Rocky RSVP for Caesar’s Army Independence Day Jouvert.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE jouvert (Caesar’s
Army is the best) so I booked a last minute flight for August instead. Rocky suggested we hit Tobago on Sunday, but
sadly I booked too late in the game and all the flights were sold out. Can’t
believe I still have not been to Tobago.
So that means I must go back (not during carnival) and hit up Tobago.
This was a very relaxing trip, didn’t go “hard in the paint”
like on previous trips. Anytime I’m in
Trinidad we can be found every evening at our favorite bar on The Ave, it’s on
the corner of Ariapita and Alfredo. As
soon as the homies picked me up from the airport, it was straight to the Ave
for drinks.
Rocky had to work Friday morning, I chillaxed on the patio
and got some sun in while having a Trini liquid breakfast and a Trini liquid
lunch. I did manage to get a couple of
hours of work in as well. We hit the
market Friday afternoon because my mommy sent me on a mission to bring her back pivá. I was
shock to find our Panama favorite, but I was even more shocked at the
price. One bushel cost me $40, same
bushel would have cost $15 in Panama. Oh
well, yummy pivá and mamones for me!
I’ve said that if I could just do jouvert the entire week
leading up to carnival, I would be in heaven.
We hit The Ave Friday nite, headed home to change clothes and then hit Caesar's Army Jouvert. It definitely gave me my pre-carnival fix, I’m just a carnival
junkie waiting for my next hit. The
video really says it all, fun on a mammoth scale. We were all a bunch of grown ass kids having
too much fun for our own good!!! Caesar’s
Army was everything that I thought it would be, well worth the trip.
Caesar's Army Jouvert |
There was an Independence Day parade Saturday afternoon, but
we got home around noon and I was dead to the world!!! Slept for a couple hours then hit the fancy Independence
Day soiree at TnT Fire Services, then passed
through a couple other Independence Day parties around Port of Spain. Even got to meet Scrunter and that was pretty AWESOME!!!
Sunday I moved into the Hyatt for a few days of R&R. With the help of Mr. Bose and Single Barrel,
Rocky and I threw a pool party. The pool
staff was so awesome, Rocky and I managed to smash an entire bottle of
Single Barrel in one day (well we did have a lil help from another thirsty guest
at the pool). I have stayed at many
hotels and I’ve stayed at other Hyatt’s before but the Hyatt Regency Trinidad
is top notch ish!!! I usually stay at
the Hilton, but I’m sooooo glad I choose the Hyatt this time.
My Hyatt Regency Trinidad BFF |
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Hit the town w/ Rockys lil brother |
201 days till Trinidad carnival, see you soon my 2nd favorite country. But ya never know, I could be back before then *MUAH*