Blogs from Trinidad & Tobago, Central America Caribbean - page 13

We got up quite early and went out on the glass bottom boat! We went all the way to Little Tobago, a much, much smaller island which is also a bird sanctuary. When we got there we snorkelled off the beach and saw some quite nice fish and brain corals. We saw a massive brain coral too, the biggest in the Western hemisphere. It was over 2,000 years old. Next we went to the Angel Reef on the boat. We snorkelled again and saw loads of fish. It was excellent. This afternoon we spent loads of time in the pool, before dressing up and heading out to Marguerite, a restaurant in Castara. It was really nice. When we were in there we saw a man who asked us to come to Heavenly Bay ( our ... read more

We were originally planning to go on a glass bottom boat to the angel reef, but the car had a flat tyre! So instead we decided too go and explore Parlatuvier, the next village from Bloody Bay. We went down to beach where some more fishermen were fishing. Parlatuvier is quite a fishing community, because there is a jetty, and lots of small fishing boats at the end. We then went to a little store to get some supplies. We also went into a little bread shop and got some bread. When we got home, we decided to go to on a little walk. We took a track above the coastline which was the original road to Parlatuvier from Bloody Bay before the vehicle road was laid. We walked down for about ten minutes , ... read more

Blogger Bec New entrant for the "Top 3 Experiences of the Trip", perhaps even "Top 3 of my Life". Today we had a midnight excursion to see the endangered Leatherback turtles on the beach at Matura beach in northern Trinidad. We were in the incredibly priviledged position of seeing the entire ritual from start to finish. The magnificent ritual that is the cycle of life for the leatherbacks begins with ferocious mating between all and sundry out in the depths of the ocean. Every male and female of mating age (it takes between 20 and 30 YEARS before a leatherback reaches sexual maturity!!) engage in mating that ends in torn flippers and hours of "riding". The female stores all the sperm in a sack and then (by some miracle of nature) at intervals over the next ... 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