Another
life friend of mine shares some of the same interests (photography) as I do and
has expressed a travelling desire to me.
We decided that we should make a trip to Tobago together. She, her husband, me, my husband, my children
and my mother were going to take this trip right after my husband and I returned
from England. She knew of a place in
Black Rock, Tobago that was affordable with just the right space to cater to
our needs. We made the arrangements and
decided to go for four days via the ‘fast’ ferry so that we could take our
vehicles. The ferry ride up was
uneventful, except after I went to the bathroom and had to cross over someone’s
puke in the aisle. From that point on I
had to fight my churning stomach as the taste of salt and bile kept surfacing to my tongue and was so happy when the ship ported. We had arrived. It’s time to drive off this ship and make it
around our beautiful sister island, Tobago.
We drove to Pigeon Point, to see if any of the fishermen were out and
purchase our first fresh seafood to be cooked later on for lunch. We were successful and fish was bought. We drove up to Black Rock. We rented three rooms in all, each room had
its own kitchenette and bathroom, very neat little setup, we were
delighted. We went back out that evening
to Mount Irvine beach and took a bath, staying long enough to capture the sun
going down and it’s shimmering light display on the water. Day two more cooking, eating and sea bathing,
we went to Mount Irvine again. Day
three, we stopped at the beach at Black Rock, drove through Plymouth, stopped
at the mystery tomb and Fort James and then made our way north up the western coast to
Castara. Castara is in the beautiful
mountain region connected via winding roads cut through the hills. You travel up, up, up, along a winding mountainous road not knowing where you
would end up until you come around a bend and you are confronted by one of the
most magnificent views of the bay beneath, this part of the island is often
forgotten, it is in the north western part of the island, and one of the few
left untouched places where you can revel amongst the villagers. There you will find an old fashioned earth stove, where local bakers
make breads and pastries, for sale on Wednesdays and Saturdays. We frolicked in the water and then walked to
a local waterfall. The men once again
secured fresh fish from the local fishermen for our next meal. Day four and final day, we go to Store Bay to
take the glass bottom boat out through the corals to the Nylon Pool and stop at
No Man’s Land where hot and cold water mingle on the shores. Please enjoy the visual display of our trip below.
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| Mount Irvine |
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| Mount Irvine Beach |
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| Mount Irvine Beach |
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| Rocks on Mount Irvine Beach |
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| Beach Mount Irvine |
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| Mount Irvine |
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| Mount Irvine |
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| Mount Irvine |
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| Shimmering Sun Mount Irvine |
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| Boats Mount Irvine |
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| Mount Irvine |
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| Evening Sun Mount Irvine |
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| Sun beginning to go down - Mount Irvine |
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| Before Sunset - Mount Irvine |
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| Black Rock |
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| Black Rock |
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| Bird catching its Prey - Black Rock |
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| Black Rock |
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| Black Rock |
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| Black Rock |
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| Bird swooping down - Black Rock |
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| Fort James |
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| Fort James |
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| Fort James |
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| View of ocean from Fort James |
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| Island view - Fort James |
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| Island view - Fort James |
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| One of my mother's favorite plants |
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| Fort James |
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| Mystery Tomb |
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| Mangoes | |
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| Northern Mountain |
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| Mountain view of Castara Bay |
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| Off Castara |
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| Castara Bay |
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| Private Castara Bay |
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| Along Castara coast |
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| North of Tobago |
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| Castara Bay from above |
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| further North of Tobago |
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| Palm with Castara in background |
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| Palm nuts |
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| Closer view of Palm nuts |
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| Earth Stove |
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| On the beach at Castara |
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| more of Castara |
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| Waterfall in Castara village |
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| Pool under waterfall at Castara |
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| Sunset Mount Irvine |
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| Sunset Mount Irvine |
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| Coral through glass bottom boat |
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| More Coral |
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| Out in ocean - to Nylon Pool |
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| Nylon Pool |
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| Nylon Pool |
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| Sand Island out in the middle of the ocean |
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| No Man's Land |
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| No Man's Land |
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| Shore line - from boat |
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| Shore line of Pigeon Point |
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