The first day we went to Canori Swamp and Bird Sanctuary. The bird sanctuary is home to Trinidad's national bird, the Scarlet Ibis, which are a brilliant red/pink color. They come back to their nesting area at dusk so you can see hundreds of them flying. It was really beautiful. You go by boat through the swamp to get the their nesting areas and along the way we say a couple alligators and a boa.
We went by Maxi Taxi to Port of Spain on day 2 to catch the ferry to Tobago. We had a tough time of carrying all our luggage on the Maxi and decided to call a ride for the way back! We made it though and this sign was on the wall as we pulled up to city gate.
This is the sunset from the ferry to Tobago. The ferry was actually really nice, they even had a movie playing. Although the way there the movie was much better than the way back...and the movie playing on the way there was Muppet's Wizard of Oz, so imagine the quality of the movie on the way back! They showed Noah's Ark, but the producers took some creative liberty with the story. It was the most ridiculous movie I've ever ever seen and it was a full 2 1/2 hours long. I wish I could better explain how weird this movie was!
Our first day in Tobago we went on a Glass Bottom Boat tour and beach bbq. Mom and I snorkeled in the Bucco Reef which was really cool and then all three of us bathed in the Nylon Pool which is a big sand bar in the middle of the ocean - very cool. The bbq was pretty tasty but very interesting. The above picture shows all of the crazy British ladies that were there with us. They got a little tipsy (little is being kind) and danced out in the water with a the group of local boys that did the tour. The term "danced" is also being kind since it was mostly awkward grinding. The beach was great, the water nice, and the show left us ready to go home!!
Our last full day in Tobago we ate at this great place called Cafe Coco. It was good food and cool ambiance. We walked there, getting lost and asking for directions 3 times. And as we walked in, we quickly realized that we were the only people there! The restaurant didn't open for another hour, so we walked around the corner and down to the beach without getting lost once! This is the view from the beach we sat at and waited, we had a good time watching a pelican fish...it tended to fly in a circle and dive head first into the water.
This is the view out of the front window on the way to Grande Riviera...mom and I get car sick and the 2+ hour drive was done really really fast and you could never see more than 100 feet in front of you because there was another curve coming. We didn't fare so well, but we made it. This particular picture was on the way up to a little homestead that had all kinds of goats, fowl and honey bees. The drive up there was a bit spooky because it was up a very deserted dirt path...we weren't sure what we were getting ourselves into! The hotel in Grande Riviera was great though...so peaceful and serene!
I think this is one of my favorite pictures from the trip! Our full day in Grande Riviera was just hanging out on the beach. It was great! We took a few trips into the ocean and had fun fighting with the waves...unfortunately the everyone can use boogie board was already being used, but we still had a good time!
TURTLES!! We went out on the very first day of Leatherback Turtle season so we didn't think we'd get to see anything, but look, there it is! It was amazing, we got to watch her dig the whole, lay the eggs and cover them up. While she lays, she goes into a trance and we could touch her, it was so cool and a highlight of the trip! This turtle was probably about 5 feet long and the guide said that she was relatively small, wow!
Here we are on one of our last days together! We had a great time and hopefully they'll get to come back towards the end of my time here. And remember, I'm always willing to house visitors...
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