Last Prov
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 25 Jan 2013 23:07
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Our Final Night in
Providencia
Eric up the
mast this morning as Dee and Bear await
instructions
Chores done, we were all invited to a
local restaurant for supper and entertainment, first we needed to pop up the
High Street, pass the Old Providence Hotel to get our
Passports back from Bush who had been dealing with our logging out. Not ready,
he promised to deliver them to us.
I got Bear to do his now famous pose
by the cannon in the Main Square
Founder of the Republic, Francisco Santander looked on as Bear tried the other one
in the brace as Eric was puzzled. It’s a long story
Eric.
We were all seventeen of us
transported to the Restaurant, drinks ordered, when Bush and
the Immigration chap turned up with our Passports, but Mr. Bush had
forgotten our Zarpe – the all important piece of paper needed for our next Port
of Entry – he said we could drop by his house on our way home. It’s a Caribbean
thing...........
The band was made
up of local youngsters playing Colombian tunes on very traditional
instruments. The bass drum and the ass jaw were our favourites.
When the boys had
finished their first set, Eric tried the jaw
bone, making the teeth chatter quite well but it he had to return it when
his crab soup starter arrived.
Bear had fish,
plantain and rice Calypso. I had Mahi-mahi
curry, Queenie and Tristan did a bit of
swopping.
The wonderful chef, Orville was delighted to see all the empty plates –
delicious
After their own supper the lads got back to work
Somehow Queenie
and I got into a head balancing competition...............
Tricia
showed us her moves as did Gayle and Peter (On Delay)
whilst Allen got in for a close up.
The kitchen
lady gave up her hat which took on a new life – demonstrated by Bear and Eric
Eric and
Dee
Too soon it was time to break up The Great Eight
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ALL IN ALL A VERY HAPPY
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