Good morning friends, welcome to Tobago! âď¸ đÂ
 Yay weâve made it onto another cruise ship and itâs in the Caribbean! âď¸ We have booked a 1 week cruise (Seven Isles Cruise) and then a week stay on Barbados at the Southern Palms beach resort. Wow we are excited! đ Â
Itâs time to see what the Blind Sightseers(and you) will be doing today… Â
Tobago South Walking: Easy Scenic TourThis tour offers up Tobagoâs natural beauty and history rolled into one. After travelling through Scarborough, youâll arrive at the Mysterious Tombstone, the burial place of an 18th-century woman called Betty Stivens. Her gravestone bears an enigmatic epitaph, which has puzzled people for over 230 years. Youâll also see nearby Fort James, built by the Latvians in the 1600s to guard Great Courland Bay. Next comes a drive along Mount Irvine Road, following the scenic northwest coast to the famous Mount Irvine Bay Hotel and Golf Club. Its undulating fairways are carved from an old sugar plantation and serve up wonderful panoramas over the Caribbean Sea. From here, itâs on to Store Bay, one of Tobagoâs most beautiful beaches, where white sands mingle with glossy palms, crab-n-dumpling stalls and light blue seas. We’ll also call in at Fort King George. Built by the British in the 1770s, its old buildings and cannons sit in manicured lawns high above Scarborough, giving you breathtaking views over the coastline and capital.
 On the coach…
âOoohhh itâs nice on hereâ I said whilst tilting my head up towards the air conditioned vent above my head. Iâd forgotten about this oasis away from the burning laser beaming sun. The coach stopped at fort King George and the guide said âLeave any bags or belongings on the coach so you donât have to carry them around. I said to Sarah âI think iâll stay hereâ Sarah quickly responded âGet up and get off the coach itâs freezing on here, lol!â đ Â
Fort King George…Â
I loved walking around and touching the old cannons, it reminded me of a touch tour back stage at the theatre before a play would start (another blind perk, lol).
 My lovely wife Sarah enjoying the view, she said you could see all around and was a perfect spot for a fort! Â
 Sarah stood underneath the great Saman tree. Â
The mystery tomb of Betty Stiven…
After hearing the story of Betty Stiven we walked down to see more of the coast line. It was such a shame it had a fence in the way but it was there for good reasonâŚIâve forgotten why itâs there though, lol! 𤣠Â
 Wait a minuteâŚThatâs not Sarah taking a panorama is it??
 Scarborough and the necklace…
We had some free time to explore the market and town. We headed straight for the market stalls  as Sarah loves all of the crafts and necklaces hand made and sold by the locals on the market stalls. Walking around the tables Sarah found a few necklaces that she likedâŚBut one she loved! She asked how much it was and they said â$70â âThank youâ Sarah said whilst smiling as we walked away. Sarah continued âWow itâs expensive here and all i wanted was another pendant on a thong to remember this placeâ We walked up to a shop selling scarves and they were about $100! âWoooaahâ I said âThatâs really expensiveâ Sarah started to walk back to the market stall with the necklace and looked at the necklace again. âNoâŚItâs not worth $70â I knew she loved this necklace and i said âWellâŚMaybe you could get it as i know you love it and we wonât be here again?!â As we hummed and hawed over what we were going to do i said âOk letâs get it but thatâs taken our budget for this island but i know you love itâ.Â
When the store owner came and put the necklace in a bag and said “$70 pleaseâ we handed him the money. There was a slight pause and i felt something going on he continued âWowâŚI meant 70 Trinidadian dollarsâ We only had US dollars for the trip as the exchange people said the island all take US dollars so youâll be fine. I think i had heat stroke or something but the man continued âWe generally get a bad name from tourists for ripping you people off and itâs simply not true. There are 7 TD to the US dollar so the necklace is $10 USâ. Sarah started beaming and i was so thankful to the man and thanked him profusely! đ Another teachable moment that weâve never forgottenâŚBut what a lovely Haematite necklace! đ  Â
  Back at the dock…
After a refresh on the ship that now includes an iced coffee. Itâs not a coffee port like the âDreamâ ship as that is the best place ever we headed off the ship and into the town. Oh did i mention it was hot (for me). âď¸ Â
There were only a few stalls in a small market where we stumbled into a fruit and vegetable store. After Sarah had walked around the stall looking at crazy vegetables sheâd never seen in England before she said âWould you like a banana from Tobago?â âYes please iâd love to see if they taste any different?!â i said as Sarah bought 1 each and we walked down the street towards the ship.
The bananas were smaller than a normal sized banana and…
âWowâ we both said as weâd just put the banana in first place on the âBlind Sightseers Gastronomic BananaLleaderboardâ âNow that is the best banana iâve ever tastedâ we both said together! đ đÂ
Back on the ship…
Sarah & i enjoyed a coffee as the ship pulled away from the shore (we’ve done this on every cruise) and we have a relaxing time thinking about the day and the excursions weâve booked that are cruising towards us quickly.Â
Oh did i mention that weâve booked to go zip lining high above the rain forest canopy? Have the âBlind Sightseersâ stretched a little too far? We are also going kayaking through mangroves and across the Caribbean sea?! Iâm a little unsure about some of the excursions weâve booked but it wouldnât be an adventure if it was easy, lol! 𤣠Â
Thank you so much for joining us in Tobago itâs great to see youâre still with us! You might have to put on your detective hats to figure out where we are going tomorrow?Â
To be continued…
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