Blogs from Trinidad & Tobago, Central America Caribbean - page 7

On the night before we planned on leaving for Trinidad one of the other boats organized a movie night which we took advantage of. Transportation was organized for a trip to the local movie theatre to see the newest Pirates of the Caribbean film with Johnny Deep. Some of the cruisers came to the movie complete with pirate costume. Unfortunately we didn’t get photos of most of them as they were in the other vehicle, but it was obvious that many came cruising with many of the makings of a pirate costume. One of our friends even had the boots! We all teased that she had the room as she sails on a catamaran! It seemed as everything was set for us to leave Grenada on Thursday, July 14th for our crossing to Trinidad. It is ... read more

Spent 3 days Grande Riviere; an isolated fishing village 2.5 hours in the north of Trinidad; main attraction - giant leather back turtle breeding season. Went on a night tour of the nesting on the beach right outside our accommodation; only infra red light allowed so no pictures. Lucky enough to see early turtle hatchlings pop up and fight their way to sea against the awaiting vultures and dogs etc. - pretty tough. ... read more

Suddenly I am that young man of 21 again, who travels on the cruiseship 'Oranje' from Amsterdam to Paramaribo. The humid flavors of the Caribbean Sea, the flat water, orange coloured by the sun, disappearing behind the green mountains and the soft cool wind evoke strong feelings from 42 years ago. It is one of those rare moments in life that you submerge in time, meanwhile knowing what is still to come: the lucky moments but also the disappointments. But I am not on the Oranje and I am not on my way to Suriname. I am on the boat of Pier 1 Cruises, which cruises the sea from Guiria in Venezuela to Chaguaramos on Trinidad. The land we see is not the coast of Suriname, but the most western part of Venezuela, the peninsula of ... read more

Montag, 23. November / Heute morgen klingelte der Wecker wieder früh. Wir sitzen am Flughafen und warten in Eiseskälte darauf, dass unser Flug nach Port of Spain bereit zum Einsteigen ist. Die Klimaanlage des Flughafens ist auf gefühlte 16°C eingestellt. Der Flug nach Trinidad verläuft ohne Probleme. Wir fliegen entlang der Küsten von Kuba, Dominikanischer Republik und Puerto Rico und haben einen wunderschönen Blick auf das karibische Meer. PoS empfängt uns mit einem tropischen Regenschauer. Der ist zwar warm, dringt aber in kürzester Zeit bis auf die Haut. Wir fahren mit dem Taxi in die Stadt und bekommen die erste Kostprobe des Trini-Englisch. Zwar bemüht sich der Taxifahrer um eine deutliche Aussprache,. Dennoch können wir nur etwa der Hälfte seiner Ausführungen folgen. Wir werden uns hoffentlich daran gewöhnen. In PoS wohnen wir im Melbourne Inn. Die ... read more

the flutter of beauty When the first rays of the sun hardly start to struggle through the dark clouds hanging over the sea, the nature seems magically quiet. Everything around comes to a standstill - only light noise of waves, accompanied by rustle of palm leaves, can slightly disturb this silence. All around plays in magic colours and one can't help but take notice of these magnificent views. I enjoy enormously finding myself on this isolated sandy sea shore, surrounded by disorderly coco trees, lines of beach beds and few empty bars. It's really marvellous to stay alone here, feeling the charm and luxury of the solitude that nature offers. Overcrowded in the day and like deserted now, the beach is truly captivating. Time flies here. I have been walking for two hours already and now ... read more