Susan's cousin Devon (who you've met in previous blogs) drove us down the Eastern coast of Trinidad to meet his daughter and her mom, Ann.
This coast faces the Atlantic Ocean and the wind is really strong. The waves look quite wild!
Beautiful coastline.
Driving down the road were small food stands. Saurel and Susan spotted fruits they hadn't eaten in years. So we stopped and got some fruit. I had never eaten or even heard of these fruits.
Pomeracs-has a pit like an avocado with taste and texture like a pear. White inside.
Saurel found purple and green (both ripe-just different types) Caïmites-star apple.
Milky inside, juicy, not too sweet and seeds like an apple or pear.
Had to peal the outer rind as it not edible.
Tangerines in the back with the Pomeracs in the foreground.
They also had small pineapples and bananas.
Not mango season so no mangos!
Crossed the Nariva River, one of the largest rivers in Trinidad.
Devon says there are Manatee and Anaconda snakes in the river.
Saurel and I couldn't see any from the bridge!
Where the Nariva River flows into the ocean.
Looks inviting but told it can be very dangerous to swim there.
Fishing boats in another river inlet.
We bought fresh caught fish on our way home.
More fishing boats. Low tide.
Taking photos of the river.
People who live in Port of Spain and want to get away from the noise and chaos of
Carnival come up to this area to camp by the sea or stay in a hotel.
Beautiful and breezy.
Ann made us curried lobster for dinner! Wonderful!
We ate on the deck or at the table right off the deck.
Such a nice breeze off the ocean keep the bugs away.
Many of the towns in this area have French and Spanish names. A hold over from when those countries controlled the island of Trinidad.
It takes a lot of skill to drive down these narrow roads! At some points it looks like it is too narrow to pass safely. Very lush along the road, beautiful palms.
Including the solar powered Hula Dancer on Devon's dash.
Tomorrow is a beach day. Off to Maracas Beach on the north coast of Trinidad in a nice bay. I'll need to make sure I have enough suntan lotion to not get a burn.
Ann prepared lobster soup for us.
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