Wednesday, November 15, 1995 - Trinidad

Did the laundry at six o'clock in the morning. Even at that hour, there was someone else wanting to use a washer. They have good Maytag washers and dryers here, but only two of each. Since there are scores of liveaboards here and the maids also use the washers and dryers to wash the restaurant and apartment linens, there's usually a long line. I thought if I got there early enough, I'd beat the crowd, and I did, but only by minutes. Anyway, I managed to get three loads washed and dried, so now all our clothes are clean, thank goodness. Walked over to Immigration to see if using someone else's ticket would be a problem. It would be. Went down to the American Airlines office in Port-of-Spain to see if they could change it to my name, but they couldn't. I'd sure like to be able to buy that ticket to Denver for only $100, but I don't want to end up in jail or having to pay a big fine. Tomorrow I'll go out to the airport to see if anything can be done there. Filled out the contract for tying to the dock and paid a week's rent. It's only $49 a week, including electricity. Roy has a sore throat and feels crummy. He slept a lot and started feeling some better towards evening. My bites are itching a lot less. Someone told me it would take a month for them to go away!