Pirates Cove

I spent the day a local’s beach on the north-facing side that’s really called Pirates Cove.  It’s a small beach and practically disappears during the high tide, but I was still shocked to have it all to myself.  I kept waiting for hoards of tourists or locals to show up, but they never did. 

My private beach!

I spent the day reading (completely in the shade), swimming in the perfectly clear, warm water, exploring the rocky part to see the little crabs, and just frolicking between sunblock applications.

Fun fact:  “Swiss Family Robinson” was filmed on Tobago.  That tree house was one of my dream homes growing up, and apparently they’d built it so well for the film that it lasted for a number of years until a freak storm took it out.  It was easy to pretend I was in the film that day.

That night, we drove back to Scarsborough to stay with Adana’s friends before my flight the next day.  As we drove through the town, I finally saw steel drum players practicing in a small building.  That’s where this instrument is from, and somehow I’d expected to see them everywhere, but it was a great final note to my wonderful trip.