Outpost Trinidad Part II
Outpost Trinidad Part II.... Continued.... Day to day life in Trinidad meant the constant search for clean food. This at times was a challenge as shipments form other parts of the country were irregular at best. The decision was essentially find something and have a maid at the house cook it for you or play Russian roulette at a restaurant. One experience that always brought a smile to my face was the hunt for chicken. There are no supermarkets in Trinidad so when chicken was desired you had to pass by the chicken store. In Trinidad this meant a visit to Pollos Imba. Pollos Imba sold one thing, chicken. The problem was that they only had chicken about 30 percent of the time. The rest of the time the Pollos Imba girls simply hung out and responded to clients queries. Typically it involved driving up in front of the store and rolling down the window. Looking into the open front door you would catch the eye of the attendant. "Hay Pollo?" You would sh