Essentially a family holiday to the Caribbean, but we still managed to include a number of notable ‘mini-adventures’.
- I’m sure I put the wheels in here somewhere
Tobago is surprisingly mountainous. A cycle tour of the island took an entire day and involved several climbs up into the rain-forest on the north of the island.
A great place for a winter triathlon training camp. I was normally out cycling by 05:30 each morning to avoid the heat of the day and the crazy local drivers!!
- You look just like my husband does after a long swim
Watching the turtles come ashore to lay their eggs on a remote beach in Trinidad was a wonderful experience in the middle of the night.
Whilst laying their eggs the leatherback turtles are in a trance and seem unaware of the strange humans who come to watch this amazing scene.
- Making slow progress through the dense tropical jungle
All the family were roped into an ascent of Trinidad’s highest mountain in the heavily forested north of the island. A trek through the jungle was an experience to behold.
The highest point is Mt. Aripo (3,085ft / 940m). To reach the summit there is a trek through the tropical rainforest in the north of the island. Luckily it was the dry season when we went, although the going was tough in places.