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17 May 2012    Charlotteville - Tobago

TIME TO LEAVE

We’ve been in Charlotteville now for a little more than 7 weeks, can you believe it?

People have been asking if we’re still here! Diane summarized our stay in Charlotteville with this entry to the Caribbean Navigator, a Facebook Group page.

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We found a piece of paradise when we arrived March 28 2012 in Man of War Bay in Charlotteville Tobago. We are a Canadian couple living aboard our 53’ sailboat sailing the Caribbean. It is now 7 weeks later and we fell in love with the place. The people, the scenery and relaxed feeling are what has rooted us to this very idyllic, traditional, non- commercial village. 

We have become a part of the community. We venture ashore almost on a daily basis and the local people welcome us with a pleasant “good day mon” and a fist knock. Darlene the bread lady bakes fresh baked bread 6 days a week and if you put in your order around noon, she will have a loaf ready for you a by 6 pm. Several villagers have offered to drive us the hour and half trip to Scarborough for more extensive grocery shopping but after staying for a while you no longer feel the need for any thing that is not local. The best fish market on the island is located here and it is always fresh, prepared the way you want and very well priced. 

While here it is a must to walk the many paths through the lust green hilly countryside, relax on the beach, snorkel the rich abundant reef and lime with the locals.
We took some side trips to the Argyle waterfall (breath taking) and went scuba diving with Aguamarine divers (Professional organization and some of the best diving we have done in the Windward islands).

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Sadly, it is time to go. Tomorrow, we expect to sail out of here, anchoring in Store Bay, Scotland Bay and then reaching Chaguaramas (the hurricane hiding mecca of the Southern Caribbean) on Monday morning. Our trip should look something like this.

Once we reach Chaguaramas, we plan to stay dockside (yes, our first marina berth in more than 13 months) at Crews Inn for four nights and then haul the boat at Peakes. We have a long list of things to do, and I’ll save that for a future update.