since before yesterday, we are only three of us. On 22 Lillis went home from Trinidad via Barbados and London to Munich where she probably expected a decent first Temeraturschock. Here in Trinidad tropical climate, with well over 30 degrees every day. Although it rains almost daily brief, but this is usually a welcome Variety. Directly in the sun, it is hardly bearable.
The trip from Tobago took about 14 hours, the evening of 10 we started from the Store Bay and by noon the anchor was here in the Bay Carrenage in Trinidad. The Carenage Bay is not the most beautiful countryside, past leads because on the one hand, the road from Port of Spain to Chaguramas and relatively many local boats are moored. For us it was the perfect base for exploring the island, because we can leave the boat here are safe during the day unsupervised. Trinidad Tobago is somewhat mountainous and you find less than sandy beaches and turquoise waters. For this, the island is lush with vegetation undurchdrigbarem rainforest and a huge diversity of species to birds and other animals. Our first encounter with the birds we have done at night, as we are now using our dinghy went back to the boat and the "shortcut" between the runners took a trimaran. There sasseen hundreds of small birds that we have woken up this course and we have been chasing a big shock because they could not simply fly up but just as we had to choose between the hulls of the boat through there and have organized a huge outcry.
Yesterday we were able to the birds and nature but also look again in peace in the Asa Wright National Park. The National Park, for its many bird species, including toucans, it is known is located about an hour away from our anchorage. With the Maxi Taxi, a taxi way, we are first to Port of Spain, the capital of the island, and from there traveled to Arima and from there into the park. There, we hiked with a group of about 10 people and a guide through the jungle. And one of these ten people was Filippo, our boat neighbor from La Gomera in the Canaries. Filippo, who is as old as we are, as a hitchhiker on an American sailor sailed over the Atlantic and now on his way to Argentina. Besides the birds there at Asa Wright several animal and plant species. The first big lizard, which is about the way we went was a huge attraction, have over the day to us, however, some Viewed from a half to three quarters of meter animals that we do not have brandished at each of the camera. The Kaenguruhrattenschwein the tail, actually Gootie has called us but even more fascinating, as we have seen such an animal is never more the case and it looked as if painted by a child and brought to life. After the tour we are with Filippo still a natural pool for swimming and now we meet again in Chaguramas, Filippo may sail the next stage with us if it fits with him in the plan.
We have our plan, unfortunately, have to change something and will not sail to Venezuela, since the risk of piracy there is too great at present. Also, the plan only to sail Venezuelan islands of Los Roques we had to bend because there is no way to an internationally-and auszuklarieren. And for an unannounced stay in the country, the penalties are too haeftig. By the by, we will stay a few days in Trinidad in Scotland Bay, a secluded cove, and stay on the island Chacachacare, which also belongs to Trinidad and Tobago. From there it goes directly to the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao).
Last night, we had made an ugly discovery in our fridge, a few maggots have chosen this as their home. Thank God there were only a few. We had been wondering, as vermin on board again and again is an issue, but it has caught us before. Since we have not turned on because of the excessive power consumption of this course, our fridge has a nice climate for the Mistfiecher. Some have to put foods that were stored there, we have disposed of the same and the plague (hopefully) to an end.
's go to Scotland Bay!
Best regards from Martin, John and Barbara
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