Well we have arrived in Trinidad to our wonderfully clean catamaran who has sat patiently waiting for our return and exciting times ahead! At the boat yard the local bar Zanzibar meets all our needs on our night of arrival.

We planned our return to coincide with Carnival. Wow, what an amazing place to be! With Carnival being on, there are lots of events happening around town!

The Trinidadians’ start planning Carnival  7+ months in advance and you can see the excitement on everyone’s faces. There is a huge amount of work that has been done with fetes (parties) planned all the way up to Carnival and amazing incredible costumes worn by the participants on both day 1 and day 2.

There are a lot of events outside of the street parade, which you can participate in and which go all night long! You need to pace yourselves.  During the 2 days of Carnival everyone gets involved in the experience with the streets being full of both spectators and participants. It is a busy place!  There are a lot of vendors selling food, beer and pop and good friends that pass you a beer or 2 while wandering with their band through Port of Spain streets.  

Our friends had organized to participate in Carnival and had an amazing time enjoying the atmosphere.

Margaretha, Nick, Sandra and Marlene all from South Africa

Could not believe we spotted Claire a friend of Margarethas from Jamaica in the crowd

We had a great time wandering the streets and enjoying the atmosphere. It was hot but well worth being there for Carnival. A most enjoyable event to participate in!