Wow the past week went by fas (trini way of saying fast)!! Having my mom here for a week was absolutely wonderful. We had a great time site seeing and soaking in the Trini culture. Ever wonder where the raw materials of roads come from?? Well the answer is right here in Trinidad, from a place called “Pitch Lake.” A very appropriate name since they call the roads “pitch” here. It’s a huge open space where tar bubbles up from underground along with small pools of methane rich water. Along with pitch lake we visited a temple with an 85ft Hanuman (Monkey God) Idol, the always amazing Maracas Beach, and sunny Crown Point Beach in Tobago. Maracas was warm and the waves were nice and big. I hade some bake and cheese (Trini dish) and Chutney music, to make the day just perfect! But the best day was when we visited Crown Point Bach. It’s undoubtedly the best beach i’ve ever been to. There was soft white sand and water clear enough to see the little fishes. The waves were calm and just right to relax. Come Saturday it was time to say good bye to my mom and off to watch a local T20 game. Apart from the home side losing it was a good game of cricket and there was more to follow the next day. After a decent loss the day before, the home team got absolutely smashed on Sunday. Thanks to a few National players on the opposition team we got to see some real sixes!! This week the real work begins….
I had a quick visit to “Chaguanas” for Gaitri’s hair cut and the chance to see how hair dressing was done in Trinidad. A rather interesting experience! I saw a non-electric straightening Iron and various curlers which happened to look like old coal clothes Irons. I’ll post a picture for those who want to know what they look like. After going to “Chaguanas” during the day for Gaitri’s hair cut, i had my first training with my club team. I’ll be playing with the Phoenix Cricket Club which happens to be captained by the Trinidadian and West Indies Captain Merissa Aguilleira. The practice ran very smoothly. We started with a warm up and half an hour of fitness, followed by batting and bowling, and some more fitness to finish. The Club coach (whose name i’ve yet to catch) was extremely helpful as were the girls. I got some good tips on off spin bowling and batting against spin. Over all, a very productive session. With some goals in mind and a full month of cricket left, i’ll be getting there in no time! A quick run down of a typical week here is…. Monday-club training, Tuesday-National training, Wednesday-National training, Thursday-club training, Friday-relaxing, Saturday and/or Sunday Game.
That’s all for now, but will post more later.
