This is the fifth part of our Cuban Adventures that I wrote down and am submitting to a sailing magazine to see if they will publish it. Fingers crossed! We…
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Tonight at 9pm eastern time my latest travel video will premiere on YouTube. This one is about the amazing island of Trinidad. I really hope you will join me for…
I had a great time in Trinidad & Tobago the month of February when I was there. I saw some great sites and had a blast at Carnival. But I…
Yesterday I told you how Chacahacare is the best anchorage in Trinidad. Well today I am going to tell you about the second best and that would be the southeast…
Trinidad is a great island to visit, because there is so much stuff to see and do, but it is not a good place to go cruising. This is because…
As those of you that have been reading the last several days (and weeks) know, I spent Carnival (same time as Mardi Gras) in Trinidad this year. I had so…
J’ouvert is a gallicization version of jou ouvè, the Antillean Creole French term meaning “dawn” or “daybreak”, which makes sense since it starts around 3:30-4am and goes through sunrise until…
The last Sunday night of Carnival season in Trinidad & Tobago is when they have Dimanchie Gras, which is the pageant to view top ten costumes for men & women…
For the last several weeks I have been writing about Trinidad and Tobago and all the places I explored on my second trip here. Well as much fun as I…
Yesterday I told you all about my hike up to the old US tracking station and how I heard lots of red howler monkeys all around me. Plus, I got…
The Chaguaramas Military History & Aerospace Museum is a mixed bag. It was formed in 1991 by Gaylord Kelshall, who did a wonderful job in putting together a history of…
If you want a great view over looking Port of Spain then Fort George is the place you should head. Here you will be able to look down onto the…
Yesterday I told you about Maracas Waterfall and how that was not the last stop of the day. That is because we drove down the hills to St Augustine and…
Up in the North Range, which is the hills that run full length of the northern part of Trinidad, you will find Maracas Waterfall. It is about a ten minute…
Yesterday Holly, James, and I visited Nariva Swamp where Bobby took us on a boat tour to Bush Bush Island to see red howler monkeys and white-fronted capuchin monkeys. It…
Today we started our second day of adventuring around Trinidad in the car I rented, or as Holly liked to say Another Adventure 2.0 (her boat is named Another Adventure,…
I hope you liked reading about the Pitch lake two day ago and watching Holly, James, and I playing in the mud volcano yesterday. We were able to do these…
After we took the tour of Pitch Lake in southern Trinidad that I wrote about yesterday, we drove an hour east to check out a mud volcano. Not really knowing…
You bet it is! Pitch Lake in southwest Trinidad is the largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world, around 10 million tons, and covers 100 acres with depths up…
Chaguaramas is the northwest peninsula of Trinidad and where you will find almost all marinas and ship yards to haul-out, store, and work on yachts in the entire island of…
Well it is true. The US Navy took over the entire area of Chaguaramas and ended up forming the largest US Naval base outside US soil. The base slowly got…
When I arrived in Chaguaramas, Trinidad I heard about the Gaspar Grande cave with a pool of water in it and I knew I had to go see it. It…
While I loved the many places I have seen during my land tours on Trinidad, the one bad part of Trinidad is the lack of places for cruising. As big…
The Caroni Swamp is a 12,000 acre swamp located on the west coast of Trinidad. It is the 2nd largest wetlands on the island and is protected under the Ramsar…
In the northern mountains of Trinidad you will find the Asa Wright Nature Center deep in the rainforest. Being up here in the cool wet climate was so tranquil you…
On Thursday I introduced you to Jesse James and told you how invaluable he is as a cruising resource. Today I am going to tell you all about his tour…
Jesse James is the taxi service, tour guide, and go to guy when you are in Chaguaramas. I can tell you from personal experience, he is a joy to be…
The Magnificent Seven Houses are mansions located next to each other on one side of Maraval Road while the other side is the Queen’s Park Savannah in northern Port of…
The Royal Botanic Gardens in Trinidad and Tobago are located in Port of Spain across the street from the north end of Queen’s Park Savannah. The Gardens were established in…
Port of Spain is located on the Gulf of Paria, on the northwest coast of the island of Trinidad, and has a metropolitan population of over 80,000, but the transient…