Solitary Trini River Lime


The river attracts many persons who love the outdoors, they are attracted for the food it produces, the spirit of freedom or the comradry and the moments of happiness they enjoy with friends. The river gives the appearance of moving along its merry way, undisturbed. It pushes as long as “it's strength” the water velocity is available. In the rainy season at times the rivers overflows its banks and the surrounding areas resulting in lots of damage. This causes short term human distress which appears to subside as the water level decreases. It may repeat this behavior time and again in the rainy season, but generally it flows slowly but surely until it is fuelled again by excess water or it further diminishes in the dry season.

The river is part of the Trinidad & Tobago landscape, hated and loved by the people who surrounds it. To some it is a place to meet with family and friends, cook and have a good time , to others it is a quiet place which is enjoyable, a place to meditate and remember the good young days when things was much different. When the very river flow appears to be sounding more melodious and the desire to wander with the flow was greater. These memories are now the history which gives the old folks the energy to go to the river for a lime even if it means in solitude by themselves.
"Alone time stress reliever and problem solver being one with nature" 

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