Trekker had a wonderful time traveling from Trinidad to St. Lucia and then to Grenada accompanying Grandpa (Elder) and Grandma (Sister) Sappington to the West Indies Mission Couples Conference. The threesome traveled on 5 airplanes between March 6 - 9 before arriving home in Trinidad on Wednesday night. Because she was recuperating from a broken leg, Grandma had to be lifted into the plane on a wheelchair by two strong men at each port – and lifted into various meetings by at least two of 19 senior elders and hotel workers. 
Trekker and most of the senior couples attending the conference called her “a good sport” although she told Trekker it was not very much fun to be the center of attention coming into and going out of meetings or climbing the stairs on her bottom!While on this beautiful Caribbean island, Trekker looked over Grandma’s shoulder to see a report on the KSL website of a terrible snow storm which hit Utah making this what Trekker is certain is the longest winter in the history of the state. At the same time some of his loved ones were getting MORE white stuff, Trekker felt a little bit guilty enjoying the cool breezes wafting through palm trees, beautiful flowers and birds singing, playing with President and Sister Gamiette's five children; searching the white, sandy beach for sea shells, swimming in the Caribbean and swinging on the clothes line drying his tiger fur in the tropical breeze!
In the end, Trekker realized missing Carnival wasn't a big deal after all . . . because being in St. Lucia and Grenada with all these wise and wonderful missionary couples turned out to be grrrrrreeeaaat!
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