February 8, 2014
A great deal from Atlanta to Trinidad served as the impetus for our trip, so a one day stop in Trinidad was the first leg of our journey heading down to Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname and Guyana. Opting for some relaxing beach time to start the journey, Kristina and I headed straight from the airport to Tobago and a quick taxi ride to Pigeon Point, one of the island's best beaches. The trip almost started off badly with a camera left in the taxi, but fortunately we found the driver back at the airport, and the camera was untouched, waiting for us in the backseat.
The beach was spectacular, and a brief storm cooled things off a bit as we lounged in the sand and watched the people and kite surfers pass us by. In the evening, we headed back to Port of Spain, Trinidad, again just seeing the airport and getting ready for our late-night flight down to Suriname.
(Doubles. This is a classic Trinidadian food, and it was amazing. We found a small stall just behind the airport and gorged ourselves on these for breakfast and dinner...and again for breakfast on the way home with another brief stopover there. "Slight peppa?" Yes, please!)
(The beautiful beach at Pigeon Point, just about 10 minutes away from the airport by taxi.)
(The life guard stand and a scenic palm tree in the warm Caribbean sun.)
(At the far end of the beach, glass bottom boat tours wait their turn. As an obvious tourist, many people tried to sell me this tour; however, we opted for lounging on the beach instead. FYI - if anyone is looking for a tour, it's half the price for the same tour in the same locations if you catch the boat at Store Bay near the airport, and you could probably also have them drop you off at Pigeon Point pier afterwards to save on a taxi.)
(The ominous storm clouds. A heavy rain passed through, but it dissipated as quickly as it came, and we were back out on the beach 15 minutes later.)
(Our view laying under the palms.)
(Clear green water, white sand and blue skies are hard to beat.)
(At the far end of the beach, strong winds fuel lots of kite and wind surfers.)
(Bake and shark. Not to be confused with bacon shark, which would be something totally different. This is simply fried shark and some bread, along with some sauce that you can add to the meal.)
(Just around the corner from Pigeon Point.)
(The Pigeon Point pier, jutting out into the Caribbean, as piers tend to do.)
(The main section of the beach, somewhat crowded, as it was a Saturday afternoon, though there was still plenty of room to find a nice spot in the sand.)
(We opted to walk back to the airport in the afternoon, enjoying the palm gardens along the road as we went.)
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