Trinidad and Tobago Food

In the Caribbean, a drink is made from sepals of the Roselle (or Sorrel as it's referred to in the Caribbean). It is prepared by boiling fresh, frozen or dried sepals; and sometimes the calyces and seeds, of the fruit of the sorrel plant in water for 8 to 10 minutes (or until the water turns red), then adding sugar.

Roselle (or Sorrel) Fruit  

Sorrel Drink

Modern Traditional Caribbean Food

Cassava, Dasheen (blueish, purple Taro), Yams 

Macaroni Pie, Fried Plantain, and Callaloo

Chicken Curry w/ Chickpea Roti 

The one food I wanted to try was "doubles, but there was enough time to hunt them down and try 'em. 

Maracas Beach, Trinidad

View from above the beach 

Bake and Shark 

I doubt if it's really shark, but it was excellent!! 

Fort George, Port of Spain

View of Port of Spain from Fort George 

Not the traditional Fort, but more like a look out to monitor ships approaching. 

Tobago Museum

The museum focuses mostly on British Colonization and Africa, due to the significant portion of the country's inhabitant's ancestors originating from Africa.

Fort George, Scarborough, Tobago

Another Fort George, again located at the highest point near the sea to monitor ships approaching. 

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Main Ridge Forest Reserve

The forest reserve comprises mostly of rain forests. If I had more time and additional travel companions, I would have like to hike within the rain forests. Tour prices in Trinidad and Tobago are based on a minimum of two. Which means, if you are traveling sole, you'll have pay for two, which is extremely annoying as a solo traveler.

 Trinidad and Tobago's tourism industry seems to be most based on cruise ships. When a ship arrives, the tour companies gear up and it's easy to fill a car with say 4 tourist and the split the cost 4 ways, which means a $400 tour cost each tourist $100. The tour companies maintain these prices even when there is no cruise ships docked. They still require $400 per tour, and that means I would have to burden all the costs.

Tobago Icon Museum

The museums is supposed to celebrates Tobago's musical legends, but all there is a room displaying shelf after shelf of awards given to the venerable Calypso Rose, and another room with a artifacts owned by the late Winston 'The Mighty Shadow' Bailey, including suits he wore on stage and an acoustic guitar.  Definitely not worth visiting. A complete waste of the admission fee.

From Wikipedia "Calypso Rose or Linda McCartha Monica Sandy-Lewis (born April 27, 1940 in Bethel Village, Tobago is a calypsonian. She started writing songs at the age of 13; over the years, she has composed more than 1000 songs and recorded more than 20 albums.

Considered the "mother of calypso", Rose was the first female calypso star and her lyrics frequently address social issues like racism and sexism. Her influence over the calypso music genre forced the renaming of the Calypso King competition to the Calypso Monarch instead.

In 2012 at Chutney Pride, Calypso Rose revealed that she is a member of the LGBT community and has been married to a woman for 17 years. In addition to writing songs about social issues, Rose is also an activist and was given the title of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for former child soldiers along with performing at numerous events for social change."

Englishman's Bay, Tobago

On my tour around Tobago, we passed a beautiful bay and then passed another and then another. They were endless!

Castara Bay, Tobago

A view of the bay from road leading to the bay. 

A view of the bay from the beach.

Chill cow on her day off, enjoying the beach. 

The bay had a nice laidback vibe and the inhabitants were focused on promoting eco-tourism. If I was to return to Tobago, I'd definitely stay here, but it would have to be with a group, because solo tourism in Trinidad and Tobago is very expensive. 

Argyle Water Falls, Tobago

Botanical Gardens, Tobago

Absolutely nothing special, other than a group of homeless have made the pavilion their new home. In general, I'm starting to pass on visiting botanical gardens. Typically they are from a prior era, perhaps colonialism.  Currently, they are generally maintained, but that is about it, but nothing exciting.