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May 12, 2007
Tobago, Day Four and the end of the journey
At the suggestion of Newton, we went to Adventure Farm and Nature Preserve to see more birds. They have hummingbird feeders and we enjoyed watching the hummingbirds buzz around the feeders and they will also feed other birds for guests. We looked on as various birds flew in to dine on bananas and bird seed, but the highlight was definitely seeing the Blue-crowned Motmot up close. They have lovely tails and are actually quite large birds. After Adventure Farm, we went to Pigeon Point, a popular and gorgeous beach in Tobago. It was very hot when we arrived and, unfortunately, we didn't have much time there since we had an afternoon flight to catch back to Trinidad, but I did enjoy watching the Brown Pelicans dive into the water for fish. My only regret was not having more time to practice snorkeling.
After Pigeon Point, we had lunch at a Middle Eastern eatery and then swung by the Tobago Hilton grounds, which sported just as much brown grass as found on much of the rest of the island. As we caught our 20-minute plane ride back to Trinidad (just enough time to skim the Tobago Express magazine), I was sad to say goodbye to the islands that had, in many ways, been such a paradise for me for the past eleven days (as you can probably tell from my photos, The Weather Channel's forecasts were completely inaccurate--I don't think I saw a rain cloud the entire time).
Black-throated Mango
Blue-crowned Motmot
Pigeon Point pier- an image captured by many Tobago postcards
Another photo of Pigeon Point
Look at that water!
Pond at Tobago Hilton
Posted by Jennifer at May 12, 2007 02:01 AM