Blogs from Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago, Central America Caribbean - page 5

Today we went into the rainforest! We got up at about 6am and went very early to meet Fitzroy, our guide. We trekked through the rainforest on the Gilpin Trail, which took us to many beautiful waterfalls. We also saw some amazing animals. There was a bit of a Steve Irwin moment when Fitzroy leapt onto a clump and grabbed this little snake!! It was so small and it wasn't poisonous, in fact it was quite cute. The end part of its tail came off though, which was disgusting, because it was still moving! Fitzroy said it would grow back though. We also saw some little freshwater crabs, lots of birds, including the biggest and rarest hummingbird on Tobago. There were wild boar and pigs and many different varieties of snake including the Boa Constrictor, ... read more

Blogger Dougo Today we were picked up from our apartment by Darlington, a local Tobagoan who was our guide for the day. Our trip was to take us up the coast, across to Little Tobago via a glass bottom boat to view the world's largest brain coral, lunch, then a tour in the rain forest. Unfortunately, they were late to pick us up due a booking error and therefore, poor old Darlington had to basically wing it to fit it all in. We first drove up the hills to the highest point on Tobago for a walk into the rain forest reserve. The forest was amazingly dense and the cool moist air was a welcome break from the hot, humid climate at sea level. Something that really struck me was the constant chatter of bird's ... read more

We had quite a long dip in the pool this morning. We went back to Charlotteville on the new road, and got some postcards and tiny packets of peanuts! We then drove into Speyside, on the Atlantic side of the island, and stopped in a fruit juice bar. The man had grown all his own fruits, Pineapple, Papaya, Banana, Mango, and instead of making it into juice with water, he put in the juice of his own grape fruits! It was really, really nice! After that, we headed into Scarborough ( down south) and did another supermarket shop. Before we did that though, we stopped just up the road from the supermarket to have Roti! Roti is like a Indian style pancake with a curried filling or a veggie filling. I had chicken, but the ... read more

We had another dip in the pool at a ridiculously early time, and then we set off into Scarborough ( about an hour away from Bloody Bay) to search for some new fins for Emily! We went into several shops, but none had the right size and if they were the right size, they were too expensive! So we drove down a little further to Pigeon Point ,where we looked in some dive shops, and eventually found some cheap fins that fitted well. We came home and had lunch then set out to Castara beach, armed with wetsuits and snorkel gear. We were less than up to your waist in water, when we were into the reef. There were so many amazing tropical fish! There were Trumpet fish, Bermuda Chub and many, many more amazing ... read more

Blogger Bec Far be it from me to profess being a cricket expert - I've been sledged, heckled and harrassed for the way I enjoy cricket, and that is just from Doug. I admit, I don't know point from leg gully, nor am I aufait with Tendulkar's batting average, and I don't even know how to spell the Australian coaches' surname. However, I can safely say that I watch, support and admire the one day game with as much fervor and passion as the everyday Aussie bloke (albeit, NOT with a beer in hand...) Given that, I feel that I can say my bit about the state of this year's CWC with a fair amount of impunity. So, with no further ado, here are my thoughts about the tournament so far, God help me if ... read more