Jungle Walk

Unfortunately we lost our previous blogger on Union Island, hopefully we'll catch up with him in Isle of Wight. After clearing customs in Union and stocking up on essentials like chewing gum we headed SE to Tobago. Unfortunately the wind was on the nose all night so it was a case of musical beds - thanks to Hugh's galantry we all had a grand nightsa sleep. He did get his own back on his 'graveyard' 2-5am shift with Felicity by tacking back and forth 4 times!

We arrived to beautiful Man of War bay off Charlottesville. A mountainous tropical jungle coming down to white sandy beaches -just what you'd imagine the Caribbean to be. The locals are really friendly in this tiny fishing village. Niall is slowly learning to cope with all this fishiness.

Niall, Noel, Hugh, Fiona & FIonnuala set off on a full on hike in 32C heat up Flagstaff 'Hill" (574m). After getting sidetracked down a few intersting trails got lost in the jungle. Luckily Tarzan (Niall) and Sambuca (Noel) with their extraordinary sense of direction managed to get us into a locals back garden a few hours later. We celebrated our return to safety with lobster and beer for US$20 each.

Meanwhile the sensible ladies chilled out and repaired the bimini for which we'll al be grateful for. Shade is a much sought after commodity which may be difficult to understand back home.

Photos of our adventures in Tobago will be sent on when we arrive in Trinidad. Felicity will be skippering us there tomorrow (hopefully).

For now its back to the pub for some more Carib beers and Noels 2nd dinne