A Caribbean cargo boat set out for Port Georgetown (PG) in October 2018, with over 200 excited Trinidadian passengers, who were released, early one morning, just off the rich Guyanese coastline.
Above the churning waters of the Atlantic Ocean, and under heavy gray skies, the tiny first-time visitors had to fend for themselves, a day into their rough sea voyage from Port-of-Spain (POS). No illegal migrants, the flock of eager racing pigeons, including the ace avian agent, ring numbered 0007, nicknamed James Bond, were participating in a special one-loft race sponsored by a leading fancier, Brendon Chow Lin-on.
All had been fed the finest Versele Laga-Belgian brand meal of some 20 grains and seeds, vaccinated and cleared for immediate take-off. Bond was favoured to win the grueling return to the Morvant loft in the twin-islands capital city, having made its name in the hard, competitive months of preparatory “hot spot” races that saw the best birds being trained to travel from distant southern points like Galeota, Moruga and Icacos. Bond’s owner, tour operator, Navin Kalpoo would tease his fellow fanciers by re-playing the famous theme from the James Bond movies, until “they were sick of hearing it.”
