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Friday 30 August 2013

THE JOURNEY: Ellerslie Key Club's EduTour to TnT Sep.4-8, 2012

A misty... mystic... morning... Wednesday, September 05, 10:22 AM

          Maracas Bay.... Not a masquerader in sight! 10:59 AM 
Pitch Lake, La Brea, 2:01 PM
From the Lake arose "Lake Man", 2:09 PM
Water lilies growing on the Pitch Lake
Pumping water from the Lake
The soft surface layers of the Lake, 2:11 PM
"Big Foot" was here!!! 2:12 PM
Transporting the pitch, 2:22 PM
Pitch processing plant, 2:23 PM
Heavy laden with pitch, 2:25 PM
They’ll be coming ‘round the pitch lake… here they come!!! 2:30 PM
Into "Lake Placid" they go! 2:31 PM
"The Lake machine!"
He pushed the stick in... 2:34 PM
He pulled the stick out...
It's liquid tar, aka "Bitumen"
Fishing for "Black Gold" 2:35 PM
The Lake is turning green!!! 2:37 PM
   Look, a "swimming pool" surrounded by lake machines!!! 2:45 PM
Fill ‘er up with pitch!
Follow Meee!!! 2:46 PM
"You could fall in at anytime and disappear... FOREVER!!!" said the guide.
This water has medicinal powers… avoid drinking!!!
Here it comes!!! 2:48 PM
Excavating the black sands of La Brea
"Lake Placid"... seemingly placated, 2:49 PM
We wentWe sawWe conquered the Lake!!!
National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), 7:20 PM
NAPA, Port of Spain, 7:21 PM
Inside NAPA, 7:29 PM
Into the Abbey Church, Mount St. Benedict, Thursday, September 06, 11:32 AM
    Gathering for Mass... Holy Mass! No masquerading here! 11:33 AM
    Front view of the Abbey of Mount St. Benedict, 11:34 AM
    A view of Tunapuna on a cloudy and hazy day from St. Benedict, 12:24 PM
All bedecked in Rosaries, Amen! 12:26 PM
    The Arima Dial, giving the wrong time.... The correct time is... 1:16 PM
The Arima Bajan Posse, 2:54 PM
    The view from Monique's guest house, Maraval... Friday, September 07, 6:50 AM
Breakfast at Monique's, 9:49 AM
"It's too pretty for me to eat!!!" 9:50 AM
En route to Chaguanas, 10:29 AM
"Moses" showing a youngster how it's done at a police exhibition in Chaguanas, 12:18 PM
    Team's tour guide and chauffeur, Valentine "Moses" Mendez, 12:26 PM
    Thumbs Up for a great tour thus far!!! 1:23 PM
    "Marcus, the motorbike cop?" Nooooooo!!! 2:03 PM
Mass Hypnosis!!! 2:06 PM
    G. I. Jones!?!? The real cops couldn't be bothered! 2:33 PM
"He thinks he can mess with G. I. Jones!?!?" 2:35 PM
A reminder of TnT's recently ended Golden Jubilee independence celebrations, 4:36 PM
    "I see the boat ahead but where's the sea?" San Fernando, 5:08 PM
    "Moses" and "G. I. Jones"... one couldn't ask for better protection! 5:16 PM
    Shades of love at first sight! 5:20 PM
    Closing time in downtown San Fernando, 5:45 PM
Traffic in Port of Spain... at night! 7:42 PM
The fast-changing cityscape and skyline of Port of Spain, Saturday, September 08, 10:39 AM
    "The Fountain of Youth" and "A few older springs"... 10:42 AM
   "G. I. Jones" gives his thumb-of-approval to the would-be "nuptials"... 10:43 AM
  "Moses" contemplates his next move... "How can I convince her to stay?" 10:44 AM
    Twin Towers, 10:46 AM
Crowne Plaza Hotel

                            The Journey has only just begun!!!!

OOW
2012