Date for Entry: (Friday 07 July 2023)
Actual Date of Online Entry: (August 2023)
[T3, W:12 – D:56, (Td:0)*].
Dear Diary,
This morning I
got into the UTT compound very early. We were going on the Toco trip as a
little get-together for Mrs. Rogers-Small’s retirement. I left my timesheet on
the desk in the office for the others to get. Daddy got pies for breakfast and
I finished it in the kitchen before heading onto the bus. Everyone was taking too
long and coming in late.
We heard Miss
Pope yelling for everyone to get on the bus and in their cars. Many other teachers
were very surprised that I was going on the Toco trip. Everyone also
complimented the cake that I made on the evening after Mrs. Rogers-Small’s
retirement function. The bus drove out of the compound at 9:00 and other vehicles followed behind.
There was a need
to stop for gas in Tacarigua. Miss Harris ran out into the grocery to get her
snacks which took longer. Along the way, Miss Mustapha joined us. She took her
to show us the place where she was staying. The view was amazing. She was the
DJ for the rest of the ride going and coming back until she was dropped off.
Reggae music was the genre for the trip.
There was a lot
of lovely scenery to admire. One of the teachers said that a lot of people go to
foreign places for sightseeing and the best is right in your backyard. I
agreed. At 2:00 in the evening, we arrived at a dinner and bar where everyone
ate lunch. We took some pictures there as a group and I had some solo too. I
took my hat with me so my hair wouldn’t blow all over the place. Before the bus
could go down to the beachside, there was a dance and whine segment for some of
the teachers on the bus.
The sun was
really hot on the beach. It burned my foot. Had to keep my sandals on. I wished
I had packed a pair of slippers with me. You couldn’t even bathe on the beach
because it had stone all over the floor. There was a smaller pool that everyone
else was in. That water wasn’t salty but the hot sun fired us up. I went and I enjoyed
myself in the water with Mrs Santana, Mr Charles and his wife and the driver.
All the others were in the shade far away. Mr Banes came in afterwards. Mrs
Patel, Miss Burnette and some others came our way and sat on the side. We learned
that ‘Kimmy’ was engaged to Mr Mahase who came for the ride.
We had another time
to get hurried but by Miss Pope at 3:00. The ladies on the bus took longer. I
got someone to pass me bags and I changed in a secured area. There was a stop
for ice cream and boiled corn. I stayed and limed with Miss Burnette and others
while everyone was a long walk down the road. Somehow on the ride coming back,
I got very angry. Not sure where it came from. I killed it with my favourite
worship songs. It was 6:30 when we got into the compound. Rain burst down and
Andrew was angry. There was a leadership course but I didn’t bother again. Was
tired and slept early.
Daryl
Zion M. Ali
(7:02
am – 6:35 pm)
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