Tim Timly's Tap Tap

Saturday: A Private Tap Tap Ride to St. Marc

Saturday was our trip to St. Marc. We loaded the private tap tap rented by Vern the head prosthetist. Tim Timly was our driver. Jill, Jane, Joyce, Alysia, Nora, Emily, Paul, Vern, Janet, Shar, and I boarded the tap tap which was more like an open truck with seats on top of the cabin and along the sides of the truck bed. We were off with the wind blowing through our hair and the sun beating down on us. After about a 40 minute ride we were in St. Marc. We were able to see the beach there and it is little wonder why there is cholera in the region. Nevertheless, we tried to take pictures despite the great amount of garbage and raw sewage dumping into the ocean. We bought some stables which for me was coffee to bring back home. Then we had lunch at the Deli Mart. Shar & I were living dangerously and ordered a Presidente! We felt a bit like traitors, but enjoyed the beer anyway! We ordered cheeseburgers and fries. The burgers came without cheese. The chocolate cake we had for dessert was stale but it was chocolate! Then we all piled back into the tap tap for the return trip. Just as we arrived home Tim Timly’s tap tap had a flat tire! Luckily we were home. Then it was off to the pool for a relaxing swim. Dinner and a short visit to the prosthetists’ house was how Shar and I capped off our evening. Janet, Vern’s wife and Paul the prosthetist were leaving at 4:00 am so we stopped by to wish them well. All in all a great day!