Tobago October 16th continued

After our trip to ASA Wright we headed down the other side of the mountain toward the airport. We had extra time to kill before our flight to Tobago so we took a few extra detours along the way. The first stop we made was to Trevors a local bar to sample our first Caribbean beer. Jose bought us our first beers.



We had one more stop before our flight at a Monastery high up on a hill. We had an excellent view of the valley from here.
Next stop was to the airport for a quick 20 minute flight to Tobago. We were scheduled to leave at 8pm and everyone said to get to the airport early. We arrived at 6pm and discovered that a flight was leaving at 6:45pm and we were able to make it on the flight. We arrived in Tobago at about 7:15pm and hired a route taxi to take us to Buccoo. We made arrangements at a wonderful guest house near the water in Buccoo Bay. The driver took us to the house and we were greeted by two happy dogs. The hostess was not expecting us for another couple of hours and at first we were not sure how to get into the house. I ended up calling her and she came down from her upstairs accommodations to greet us at the gate. She showed us around the house and let us know how to get in and out on our own. We were the only guests at the house. With no A/C there were several fans around the house to make it a comfortable stay. Elenor is from Germany and was very pleasant to deal with. We asked her if there was anywhere to eat and she let us know that it was a little late for dinner but that we could walk down the road and get some food from the local shops. We ended up at Shirl's finger licking for some fried chicken, cole slaw and fries.


After dinner we made our way to the local bar for a few more Caribbean beers. We sat on the patio of the bar and played cards and memory games for a few hours. We made up a rule that every time you had to drink during a game you had to say "Buccoo Cheers!" If you failed to do the cheers you had to take 5 drinks. Turns out that Shannon is much better at remembering to do this than I am. We had the opportunity to talk to several local Toboggans at the bar and we had a great evening. Good thing for us the bar is only two doors down from the guest house. As the guide book explained Seaside Gardens is within staggering distance of "Sunday School." Sunday School is a local party that happens every Sunday in Buccoo. People come from all over the island for the weekly party where they enjoy time on the beach and at the local bars. Buccoo is also famous for the yearly goat races and the race center is right next to the beach.