October 25. A day spent in Port of Spain

Morning started late; walked to Lola's; had a meal; walked to the China Town; to the DigiCel store; could not get a local SIM with the zoomed in screen; to a computer store; it was beyond them; they recommended the Cell Doctor; went there; zoom screen problem solved for US$5; had to wait for one hour for phone to become available; back to the Digicel store; new physical SIM installed; back to Ally's; had water and bananas; evening, walked to the Queen's Park; walked back.

 





































































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