Saturday 3rd January 2009, day 168. 11° 18’.01 N, 060° 39’.09 W. Parlatuvier Bay, Tobago
Welcome to Paradise.
What does your vision of a tropical island include? Empty white sandy beaches and palm trees, of course. Waterfalls, lush rain forests, brightly coloured birds flickering across the road, pausing just long enough for you to admire the iridescent colouring? Tick. Butterflies like gaudy handkerchiefs flapping in the breeze, turquoise and orange hummingbirds hovering over a scarlet-flowered bush, and, for a little spice, six-foot long snakes that slide into the undergrowth as you approach, the head appearing on the far side of a stand of bamboo before the tail has disappeared into it, like a goods train going through a tunnel? Yup. Tiny villages where the fish shop is a shelf where each fisherman contributes his latest catch before heading off again? Sure.
The crystal-clear blue waters are failing us a bit, as the tail end of the rainy season is still washing sand down into every bay, but in every other way, Tobago is a gorgeous place to be.
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