Programming note: Sorry for the lack of posting in the new year. I was buried in a book and the internet has been kind of lousy lately. I have quite a few posts queued up for the coming days and have a new batch of photos up on Facebook.
I spent Christmas in Tobago with my family. It was great to see them and to be in such a beautiful country. I'd forgotten how much I missed hot showers, air conditioned bedrooms. Tobago has its litter problem under control, which was also refreshing. We stayed in a quiet fishing village on the Caribbean side of the island and it was really peaceful.
As great as it was to see my family, it was also a little strange because we were coming to Tobago from two very different places. For me, it was almost development overload, with all the conveniences I'd been living without for 4 months. For them, Tobago was a bit undeveloped and a challenge. Driving was scary, there were farm animals everywhere, and the grocery stores didn't have much to offer. So that was a little frustrating at times. Its hard to hear complaints about a place that only make you think “man, they have no idea how different things are just a few hours by plane from here.” Anyway, just an observation on expectations and vacationing, I suppose. I think I'd probably be pretty happy if I ended up living on an island like Tobago.
