VENEZUELA and T&T 2009

We were very sad to leave Trinidad but have spent the past three days in ultimate girly bliss, bringing 'Sex and the City' to the beach. When we arrived in Tobago we immediately felt we were living the life of luxury as we were shown to the room we would be staying in for FREE, courtesy of Aunty Mary's position on the Board of Directors... The room can sleep six people comfotably, has two bathrooms and a dressing room. We got very excited.

The next day we got up early and headed to the beach. Store Bay is literally on our doorstep and waking up to be able to see the sea from our window is incredible. After spending the morning sunbathing and swimming, we headed to Kariwak for lunch - an amazing shrimp salad with the most incredible peanut punch. It was actually a mouthful of nutty heaven. Tuesday was spent in a simialr in Pigeon Point. This beach is a short walk away from the hotel and is the largest stretch of beach on the island. Unbelievably, we managed to find a Rituals cafe ON the beach. Rituals is a coffee chain that had a branch close to Mary's office which we would frequent of an afternoon. The sand is pure white and the sea is a beautiful mix of blues and turquoises and we spent the day alternating between beach and sea.

Today we decided to head into Scarborough, the capital of Tobago. After a quick trip to Rituals to get our morning fix, we caught the bus from outside the airport. Scarborough is a small town which gave us an idea of old-time Port of Spain. Our first stop was to visit the botanical gardens, a hilly area in the middle of the city complete with an orchard of mango trees. After taking a short rest under a tree and eating chennets we set of for Fort King George up a very big hill. We arrived there, very sweaty from our climb in the sun, and were rewarded with incredible views of the city and the sea, complete with palm trees and beaches, and a refreshing breeze. We spent a short time wandering around the fort before visting the museum located in the old Officer's Quarters. I got very excited by a collection of AmerIndian pottery dating from the pre-Columbian period.

We are just about to head to the beach for an afternoon swim and are very sad at the prospect of leaving tomorrow. Each time we have left somewhere so far it has just felt like we are starting another holiday! It feels very strange to be returning home after over two months away... See you all soon, love Alice and Hannah.