The "Longest Day" Story

It was an ordinary day. Arose at 3:00 AM and were headed to the Philadelphia airport with our traveling friends Jerry and Just Sue by 4:00 AM. Stayed at a hotel near the airport to make our traveling time a few hours less. On the plane and headed to Miami by 6:00 AM. Off the plane and on the next one to Barbados by 10:00 AM. Arrival by 2:00 PM at our island destination. After immigration and luggage stops, we headed through customs. Quick cab trip and we were at the Sapphire Beach Condominiums on St. Lawrence Gap which is located on Dover Beach. Beautiful ocean view from our 2nd floor porch. After unpacking we put our suits on and headed for the warm Caribbean Sea. Showers and we were ready for our first island meal. Wow! Everything is closed. We knew it was the off-season, but this wasn't expected. Finally asked a store owner if there was a restaurant open on "The Gap." "Little place down the road on the right called Scotty's," Mr. T., the store owner told us. 5 minutes later we were in front of the glass deli case at the restaurant. What a choice! Macaroni pie, salad, ribs (not sure from what animal), BBQ chicken, fried fish, jerk pork, turkey leg, rice, chow mein, lettuce salad, fish soup and I'm sure I missed a few other items. Had a hard time deciding! And then, out of no where appears this small island man. Had to tell us all about the good food. Though he worked there. Not so! He helped us with our selections, our drinks and to a picnic table in front of the place. Then he asked for money to buy some rum. Now to describe him to you: Trini was about 5'2", 125 lbs. soaking wet, toothless in the front, dark sun-leathered skin (make that real dark), talked with an unusual accent and was so proud he had a card showing he was retired and now 65 years old. Maybe because he had few teeth in the front. And then, he became a pest. Make that a real pest! Told us he had to be at work soon. Worked as a security guard at the funeral home down the street. Yeah, right! Took all our scraps and put them in a bag and walked away. Told us he would be right back. Then started fingering through Sue's unfinished meal. How do we get rid of this nusiance? Ah! Leave! Warning to visitor to Barbados: if you see the guy in the photo below between LDub and Carol, keep going! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.