Port of Spain

Today is another beautiful day in the West Indies. This morning we landed in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. Actually we are on the island of Trinidad which is 37 miles wide by 50 miles long and just off the coast of Venezuela. Also here today is the Grand Princess which is parked directly behind our ship. Port of Spain is at 10 degrees north latitude. So our temperature is a little higher today. The temperature is expected to reach 89 degrees and the humidity is very high.

We went ashore and did a little looking in the shops. Our last trip here was during our trip down to Antarctica. Not much has changed since then.

I’m always looking at the ships and noticed an interesting addition on the aft of the Grand Princess this morning. They have placed a large remotely controlled searchlight, video camera, and fire nozzle. I can only imagine that this is an anti-piracy addition to this ship. I’m sure we will see more ships equipped this way in the future.

Before I forget, here is a photo of our dinner table.  We have late seating and are joined by old friends.  Back row left to right Barry, Sultan, Curt.  Front row, Pat, Lou, and Cindy.

Tonight at 6:00pm we depart for Devil’s Island some 622 miles away. We will have a sea day tomorrow and arrive on Devil’s Island (the old French Penal Colony) on Saturday at 1:30pm.