Lets fly to beautiful ' ' '

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Trinidad and Tobago
Lets fly to beautiful . . .
by Laura Schwartz
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I took an ornithology trip to Trinidad and Tobago
with Caligo Tours. This was the ultimate get
away from it all and commune with nature trip.
I spent 7 nights at the Asa Wright Nature
Sanctuary in Trinidad, and 3 nights at the Blue
Waters Inn in Tobago.
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Time to wake up!

• A wake-up call from a noisy bird.
• Make friends with a gecko.
• Pick your own breakfast.

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Wander the Asa Wright Sanctuary

• Swim at the waterfall
• Rinse away your worries
• Hundreds of butterflies

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Flowers are everywhere!

• Poinciana
• Water lilies
• hibiscus

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Time for an ocean swim!

• Sandy beaches
• Warm, blue water
• Anableps

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Observe and photograph birds

• Cave dwelling oilbirds at Dunstan cave
• Hummingbirds
• Guided by ornithologists

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Caroni Swamp

• Float to the middle of the swamp

• Stare up at the sky

• Watch the scarlet ibises come home to roost

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Tobago Blue Waters Inn

• Sandy beach

• Scuba diving

• Pina coladas

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Heading Home

• Last minute t-shirt purchase at the airport
• Fly back to New York
• Long wait for baggage and taxi
• Im cold!!!

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Acknowledgements
Mom and Dad
AJM Tours Maps. March 15, 2006.
http//www.ajmtours.com/maps.htm Anableps.
April 2, 2006. http//www.elacuarista.com/atlas/m
arcos/A-00.htm Angelfish. April 5, 2006.
http//www.tobagoplacestostay.com/angelfishtn.jpg
Asa Wright Nature Center. April 3, 2006.
http//www.asawright.org/about/index.html Blue
Waters Inn, Tobago. April 4, 2006.
http//www.caligo.com/trinidad/bwi1.html Butterf
lies April 3, 2006. http//www.asawright.org/tr
opical/butterflies.html. Caligo Ventures.
March 15, 2006. http//www.caligo.com/trinidad/ind
ex.html Crested Oropendola. May 26, 2006.
http//www.honoluluzoo.org/images/oropendula1.htm
Otto Rogge Photography Gecko. May 26, 2006.
http//www.ottophoto.com/gallery/GECKO.jpg Scarl
et Ibis. April 4, 2006. http//avesphoto.com/web
site/SA/species/IBISCA-1.htm Travelocity.
March 15, 2006. www.travelocity.com