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Little Tobago
Mid morning we gathered at the dock and then boarded Frank's Glass Bottom Boat for our trip to Little Tobago.
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First we headed out to a reef near Goat Island. Beneath the boat we saw many different kinds of fish and a very large brain coral.
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After disembarking our guide led us on a trail through the forest up to the ridge of Little Tobago Island. He pointed out a variety of interesting plants as we went.
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A bromeliad |
Air roots of the bromeliad |
Near the top was a view back across Goat
Island toward Tobago and |
The Blue Waters Inn on Bateaux Bay |
| This is Red Powderpuff, Calliandra haematocephala. |
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Over the crest of the ridge we reached a viewing platform that looked out over the cliff on the east side of the Island toward the Atlantic. Red-billed tropic birds and magnificent frigate birds were flying about. The tropic birds nest on the nearby cliffs.
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Most amazing was that some of the red-billed tropic birds were nesting immediately near by. Note the very long tail and red bill.
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We returned on the same trail. |
Blue-crowned Motmot |
An at the moment unidentified plant. |
A green lizard |
| On the way back the boat stopped over the reef and we enjoyed a drift snorkel. |
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Last updated: January 20, 2011
