Blogs from Trinidad & Tobago, Central America Caribbean - page 14

Blogger Dougo Today was Day 3 of my Open Water Dive Course. Day 1: I spent a lot of time sitting watching a DVD and doing lots of theory with my German instructor, Jason. At the end of the day I kitted up and went and tried a few skills in the pool. Pretty easy really due to the fact that the pool was maybe 10 ft by 4 ft and only a metre deep. I had forgotten how foul chlorinated water tastes. Day 2: Arrived at 9:30am and Jason informed me that we were going straight into the ocean to do some skills. I had a buddy today, a guy from Sweden who's dive certificate was 35 years out of date. He was doing a refresher with me but I think he ought to ... read more

After another early morning dip we drove through the rainforest up to the far north east of the island. I kept seeing signs on the Atlantic side which warned of the Portuguese Man O'War Jellyfish. But I wasn't worried about these. I was more concerned about the Barracudas! As soon as we got too Charlotteville, we went in search of a recommended cappuccino café. We found it and I had a delicious watermelon milkshake! Emily had Fanta, but it wasn't your ordinary Fanta. It was bright orange, yet it was banana flavoured! We stopped for another traditional Creole lunch in Speyside. I had a lovely home made pumpkin and coconut ice cream. When we got back to the villa, we took our snorkelling gear down to our local beach, Bloody Bay, and had a bit ... read more

Woke up at about 5.30am, had breakfast, and was in the pool by 7am!! It was still quite warm. Next we went into Scarborough to go to the supermarket. This was quite boring. Then we came home and had lunch, and spent most of the afternoon in the pool. I fell asleep on the sofa and later awoke to find my barbecued sausages for tea. ... read more

Blogger Bec What a wonderful day - the complete stereotypical Caribbean experience! We started early in the day with a glass bottomed boat out to Buccoo Reef - the 2nd biggest in the western hemisphere. The reef has been protected for almost 30 years so it is doing well, with a large range of life and coral. The highlight was a school of cuttlefish, baby ones included. They have a really unusual way of swimming in a perfect horizontal line which struck me. Maybe it's for protection? I would've thought it was more unsafe that way - divide and conquer!! Our snorkelling gear was worth the money - no mask leakages, no blisters from ill fitting fins! I've never been on a glass bottomed boat before - didn't know what to expect. In the end, ... read more

Blogger Dougo Today was quite a stressful day for me. After getting up at around 11 to pack I went to find an ATM to withdraw money to pay for our stay at The Gingerbread House. We needed to be at the ferry docks at 12:30pm to be sure of our booking. Well after trying three different banks I withdrew the money and sprinted in the 35 degree heat back to the guest house. Dripping with sweet we paid and then waited 4o minutes for a taxi to arrive to take us to the ferry. Upon arriving at the ferry, we had to pass through security. You know, the emptying of the pockets and the taking off the hat and so forth. I had the keys to the guesthouse in my pocket didn't I!!!! Whilst ... read more