Trinidad en TobagoDiego MartinChaguaramasChaguaramas Bay10°40’49” N 61°38’13” W
14 juli 2022, Trinidad en Tobago ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We’re moored in Trinidad, which is nearly as hot and humid as Suriname, but the shore power is working so we have aircon! Yippee! There’s a very large yachting community here and lots ofMeer informatie
Trinidad en TobagoDiego MartinChaguaramasChaguaramas River10°40’51” N 61°38’14” W
15 juli 2022, Trinidad en Tobago ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Two things. Firstly, there was an M5.4 earthquake in Guiria, Venezuela, which is just over the bay. Luckily no damage reported, but a bit too close for my liking. Secondly, I stuck my finger into theMeer informatie
SailingFOB Fine thanks. But I’m still losing at cards, so maybe there was some damage. 😆
Trinidad en TobagoSipariaNew JerseyPitch Lake10°14’15” N 61°37’27” W
21 juli 2022, Trinidad en Tobago ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We started at 4.45am (out of my comfort zone 😂) and travelled from the north to the south of Trinidad, looking for birds. And boy did we find them! We saw over 50 different birds, from the strikingMeer informatie
Trinidad en TobagoDiego MartinLa RetraiteBordel Bay10°39’53” N 61°39’44” W 27 juli 2022, Trinidad en Tobago ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Our ferryman, Spider, sped us across the bay at a rapid rate of knots 😳 to Gaspar Grande Island, where we went to visit the Gasparee Caves. A short hike up a steep hill and we were at the entranceMeer informatie
Trinidad en TobagoCouva-Tabaquite-TalparoPepper Village10°24’20” N 61°21’9” W 3 augustus 2022, Trinidad en Tobago ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Well, it wasn’t a taste, it was 57 tastes! We travelled for 12 hours around the island, sampling street food from every other vendor. My idea of heaven! 😆 Trinidadian food is influenced byMeer informatie
SailingFOB Yes it is. Apparently all Angostura bitters is made in Trinidad. Busy working my way through a bottle! Slow but steady. 😁
Trinidad en TobagoSangre GrandeGrande RiviereGrande Rivière Bay10°49’44” N 61°3’5” W 5 augustus 2022, Trinidad en Tobago ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We hired a car for a few days and drove up to the north of Trinidad to Grande Riviere, hoping to see some turtle hatchlings. It’s the tail end of the leatherback laying season, but now theMeer informatie
Trinidad en TobagoDiego MartinChaguaramasChaguaramas Bay10°40’49” N 61°38’13” W 9 augustus 2022, Trinidad en Tobago ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Stephanie and I agreed that sahiena was our favourite local dish, so she suggested that we try to make some. Our biggest hurdle was finding some dasheen leaves, but one of the locals, SobersMeer informatie
Caribbean Sea 11°13’47” N 61°31’6” W
18 augustus 2022, Caribbean Sea ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We left Trinidad on Wednesday afternoon, after spending over a month there. We had a great time, saw some amazing things and met some wonderful people. Leaving the mooring was a bit stressful, but IMeer informatie
GrenadaSaint GeorgeHorneLance aux Épines Beach11°59’55” N 61°45’32” W 22 augustus 2022, Grenada ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We needed to check in at customs and immigration and Tony said he had the use of a car for a week and kindly offered to take us into St George’s. Well, did we have a ride! It turned out to be a veryMeer informatie
GrenadaThe Sisters12°18’6” N 61°36’11” W
3 september 2022, Grenada ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Claire, Mary and Steve have arrived in Grenada and it’s just wonderful to have them here. 😊 🥳 We stopped at Ronde Island on our way to Carriacou. It’s about a four and a half hour sail northMeer informatie
Reiziger That's more like it 😁😚🤗