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Trinidad & Tobago 2008 
The country of Trinidad & Tobago is made up of two islands located off the coast of Venezuela, South America. This country is very popular with people vacationing from England, Germany and other areas of Europe.
On Tobago we went to the village of Speyside to spend a week scuba diving. We stayed at the Blue Waters Inn and dove with Aquamarine Dive. Speyside, Tobago is often called the "Disneyland of Diving" and it certainly lived up to it's name.
The coral reef is the healthiest we have seen anywhere....largely due to the nutrients coming from the Orinoco River in South America. At times we literally had thousands of fish swimming around us....it was a surreal experience! What added extra excitement to the diving was the Guyanese current. In places the current was so strong it was like being on a wild underwater ride. Unfortunately, this also contributed to my only regret....that my underwater photos were not clearer and better.
I will continue to work on learning underwater photography....but to help you understand the challenges we had, pretend you are on a moving sidewalk that is going fairly fast. Now, that you are moving quickly....and have no control of which direction you are going.....imagine trying to take pictures of rapidly moving little sea life and fish. Perhaps next time I will do better!
Tobago also provided a wonderful opportunity for us to do some birdwatching, visit the rain forest and the 160' Argyle Waterfalls. We saw many rare species of birds including Mot Mots, Jacamars, Golden Olive Woodpecker, Bananaquit, Chacalaca and many different types of hummingbirds. The birds were a little too fast for our photography skills.....but it was still great to see them.
Although parts of Trinidad are very industrialized and heavily populated; we headed away from the crowds to Grande Riviere on the Northern shore to witness the arrival and nesting of the endangered giant leatherback turtles. This site is the second busiest nesting spot in the world.
The Leatherback turtles have an average weight of 1,000 lbs...but some are closer to 2,000 lbs! To see these animals up close is amazing....they are so huge...but very gentle. Hopefully the efforts being done in Trinidad and other places will ensure that future generations will be able to see these rulers of the sea.
What was the food like in Trinidad and Tobago? We had lots of King Fish, shrimp, rice and beans....fairly common in the Caribbean. The one difference was that baked macaroni was served as well. We tried Roti...this is a Indian dish that we thought would be similar to a burrito. Let's just say that it was very different.
On Tobago we went to the village of Speyside to spend a week scuba diving. We stayed at the Blue Waters Inn and dove with Aquamarine Dive. Speyside, Tobago is often called the "Disneyland of Diving" and it certainly lived up to it's name.
The coral reef is the healthiest we have seen anywhere....largely due to the nutrients coming from the Orinoco River in South America. At times we literally had thousands of fish swimming around us....it was a surreal experience! What added extra excitement to the diving was the Guyanese current. In places the current was so strong it was like being on a wild underwater ride. Unfortunately, this also contributed to my only regret....that my underwater photos were not clearer and better.
I will continue to work on learning underwater photography....but to help you understand the challenges we had, pretend you are on a moving sidewalk that is going fairly fast. Now, that you are moving quickly....and have no control of which direction you are going.....imagine trying to take pictures of rapidly moving little sea life and fish. Perhaps next time I will do better!
Tobago also provided a wonderful opportunity for us to do some birdwatching, visit the rain forest and the 160' Argyle Waterfalls. We saw many rare species of birds including Mot Mots, Jacamars, Golden Olive Woodpecker, Bananaquit, Chacalaca and many different types of hummingbirds. The birds were a little too fast for our photography skills.....but it was still great to see them.
Although parts of Trinidad are very industrialized and heavily populated; we headed away from the crowds to Grande Riviere on the Northern shore to witness the arrival and nesting of the endangered giant leatherback turtles. This site is the second busiest nesting spot in the world.
The Leatherback turtles have an average weight of 1,000 lbs...but some are closer to 2,000 lbs! To see these animals up close is amazing....they are so huge...but very gentle. Hopefully the efforts being done in Trinidad and other places will ensure that future generations will be able to see these rulers of the sea.
What was the food like in Trinidad and Tobago? We had lots of King Fish, shrimp, rice and beans....fairly common in the Caribbean. The one difference was that baked macaroni was served as well. We tried Roti...this is a Indian dish that we thought would be similar to a burrito. Let's just say that it was very different.
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Links for Tobago information
Tobago Map
Simply Tobago
Visit Trinidad & Tobago
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