We've been living in Trinidad about eight weeks now but we've been out of the country four times. By the time we had a chance to settle into life in Port of Spain, we'd seen more of Barbados that we had of Trinidad. So, a few weekends ago we headed off on a drive to the Asa Wright Bird Sanctuary and then home to Port of Spain via some specky beaches on Trinidad's north coast.
The Asa Wright Bird Sanctuary is based around a gorgeous old plantation house from which you can view the birds. There are trails through the sanctuary as well but, from my point of view, hanging out on the house's huge verandah and waiting for the birds to come to you is the way to do it. Taking a walk along the trail was well worth it though. However, during the walk I was more taken by the flora than the birds. There are some shots below of some of the weird and wonderful plants that we saw.
The viewing verandah. We had lunch here and just watched the birds fly in and out. The highlight was definitely the hummingbirds.
Blanchisseuse is a village about midway along the north coast of Trinidad at the foot of the Northern Range. We stopped here to grab a drink and stretch our legs. It was packed with locals liming (the local word for "hanging out") and blasting music from obligatory speakers built into the boot of their cars.
This river flows through the Northern Range and into the Caribbean Sea at Blanchisseuse. It's apparently great to kayak along, so that's on the to-do list now.
Looking east along the north coast and the sun is setting. The light on the heads looking back to Maracas Bay was beautiful.
Looking west along the north coast at sunset - Caribbean tranquillity? Well, not quite. If you look carefully in this shot and the one below, you can actually see an oil rig on the horizon. Trinidad has a booming oil and gas industry and some element of that industry is never too far away.
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