The next decade....what's in store?
Musings of a yamfooted traveller still trying to shake off those last 20 pounds as she treks across the Caribbean
I was headed to Husbands Terrace. I had the option of taking a bus from the bottom of the hill up the hill. But the first bus stop was UP the hill so it didn't make sense. So off I headed. It was pennance for the ice cream I had had earlier.
With my back pack laden with tuna, sardines, clothes, deoderant....rather heavy I must say, I set off purposefully at 5:11pm. First I overtook a lady who was obviously walking for exercise. Not very quickly I daresay.
Reached to the bus stop by UWI Cave Hill. Took pictures of the renovation of 3 Ws oval where they will be having warm up matches for World Cup cricket and set off again. Reached Wanstead Drive pedestrian crossing and wondered why there was no button on my side to get the pedestrian light to come on. I looked right, left and right again and crossed.
Reached to Wanstead Terrace in quick time as it is the next 'gap' - an Eastern Caribbean terminology. Said hello to the people who I saw, asked them if there were any dogs loose. "you aint got noffing to worry about. oil a dem toy" said one lady (translation = all of the dogs were tied up) then added "but walk on the offer soid" because it was safer.
Was at my destination at 5:43pm. No huffing puffing or panting, and it was uphill. Each step that I took, I was remembering the ice cream. I think I walked it off.
Posted by yamfoot at December 18, 2006 08:22 PMSeems Bim's a nice place for a relaxed trek -- woulda nice to say that about J.A. these days.
Posted by: Melody at December 18, 2006 10:39 PMI love to hear about how the Bajan accent sounds to other Caribbean people. When I was at university the Trinis use to tease me about how Bajans say "oice" instead of "ice" and "toime" instead of time. I'd never noticed that before, and still can't hear it when I listen for it!
Where you were walking from to go to Husbands? You did a good piece of uphill there, girl, yuh better than me, woulda catch a van!
Posted by: titilayo at December 21, 2006 08:13 AMOh, I see now that you were walking from the bottom of University Hill. That is some serious walking. You definitely burned off that ice cream, for sure.
Posted by: titilayo at December 21, 2006 08:15 AM