Trinidad & Tobago 2009

So another month, and another flight with Russell. This time, the flight was twice as long as it was to Orlando but this time Russell had his own seat. Over the 5 1/2 hour flight he was pretty good. Slept a bit, cried a bit, ate a bit and watched movies a bit so we really can't complain.

This trip was all about packing and unpacking. We spent the first two nights at Grandpa Ken's place. Saturday was Alyssa's wedding & reception at the Trinidad Hilton. I booked a room on my Hilton points knowing that it would be better to have a bed close by for Russell to crash after dinner. That Hilton status paid off with a few complimentary drinks, and free buffet brunch for 4 (incl Russ) the next day. Probably worth an extra $150 on top of the room. After that night, it was back to Grandpa's for another night, then the next day a 20 minute flight to Tobago for four days.

Grandpa rented a wonderful villa in Tobago with a great pool and the odd indoor lizard. Finally unpacked for a few days. We took Russ on a glass bottom boat tour to see the coral reef, a little snorkeling and the Bucco Reef and the Nylon pool. Russell loved the water. We'll definitely have to get in more swimming this summer. I even got in a round of golf.

Finally we flew back to Trinidad & one more night with Grandpa before the flight home.