Thursday, May 20, 2010
Tobago is a cool place, very idealistic, so much so that pretty much the whole coastline looks like a postcard image, I couldn't wait to hit the beach and relax, I actually had a place to stay this time, even though I hadn't booked I was optimistic that there would be room for me. After driving around with no idea where this place was, the driver asked a couple of locals, they pointed us in the right direction and soon enough we were there. The place didn't look that great from the outside, there was quite a bit of construction work going on, well half done but on hold. The room was your standard six bed dorm, with an en suite bathroom. There was a communal kitchen and a TV with an okay selection of DVDs, none of which are in their rightful cases. Overall the place seems good enough, it is $20 US a night which is pretty cheap by Caribbean standards. The owner is a right laid back fellow, when I first met him we did all the formalities, he showed me around the place, signed me in then left me to do whatever whilst he finished cleaning up. The land had a few mango trees in it, there were mangos all over the floor, everywhere you looked was a mango. He came out after a few minutes and hit a few mangos off the tree for me with a big long bamboo stick. The fresh mangos straight off the tree were amazing, especially as they were slightly warmed by the sun, they were very sweet and juicy and full of flavour, perfect afternoon refreshment.
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