We once lived on a gentle hill bordering a serene, southern Trinidad bay with stunning panoramic views of the curving coastline.
Shortly after moving into the older house in the small coastal community, we realised that on a clear day if we used the step ladder to peer through the narrow, ceiling-high bathroom insert, we could see straight to one of the four Dragons’ Mouths or Bocas del Dragón, the channels from west to east, separating the Gulf of Paria from the Caribbean Sea, that are a linguistic nod to the country’s Spanish heritage.
Undeterred by the risk of stilt-walking voyeurs or ninja bandits, we knocked the concrete wall out and installed a large custom size but barred window, through which the salty breezes swept in from the sheltered Gulf.
