Crazy Stuff in Trinidad

Well they think that the Coral Reef broke down, but we had a mini Tsunami hit us on the weekend.

That has never happened before to us...It is kind of scary. I like that beach at Maracas.
It's definately not my favorite but it is a good beach.

You can see the waves all huge. They are never like that in Maracas. People were running to get away. I think that we have never experienced anything like that, so they didn't take it as seriously as they should. I am glad it wasn't worse than it was.

It flooded the parking lot at the front of the beach.
I think this is really awful. If it happened once, it may happen again.
WORSE...
I really can't belive that this happened to us. Stuff like this never really happened to us..In other countries but not to us.

I don't think anyone was hurt as a result of this but to get to Maracas Bay, there is a steep winding hilly road with no or very little guard rails on the sides.

There are deep ravines that your car can fall into if you go off the road. That is what happened here.
It happens all the time and people die. That is why Maracas is not my favorite beach.
Check out this car in the ravine.
If you are thinking "oh there are plants down there that will cushion them" then think again.
There are snakes and all kinds of poisonous bugs and plants.
Stinging nettle is the worst. Tiny needles in your arm and you have to wait to get them plucked out.
In the meantime the pain is awful.

I have been on so many hikes with the Biological Society and for Botany class where someone always got the dreaded stinging nettle needles in their arm or wherever. It's not a good thing.
Then the bette rouge/chiggers.
They burrow into your skin or something wherever you haven't oiled up. They get into you and they itch so bad for days.
It swells.
I can't think about this any more.

M