It's been less than a week since the last post so I'm slowly getting back on track with these poststhings. Back in Trinidad we took another tour with Members Only to Ajoupa Pottery where we were treated to a demonstration of first class pottery skills. As with many attractions in Trinidad, Ajoupa Pottery is located in a beautiful rural setting seemingly in the middle of nowhere with wonderful views of the surrounding hills. Their ceramic designs, especially the hand painted pieces, are amazing, with some depicting complete scenes of life in Trinidad. However, they're too fragile to carry on the boat, so we didn't indulge.

After Ajoupa we stopped by the Hindu Temple In The Sea which is a beautiful temple built out on the water and connected to the shore via causeway. History has it that Siewdass Saddhu, a devout Indian labourer in colonial days was determined to build a temple. First he tried constructing it on land, but the estate owners tore it down. So he built his temple in the water instead, since the sea didn't belong to anyone. For access he constructed a 500-foot causeway out of stones and built much of the temple with his own hands. That structure has been replaced by a simple, elegant structure which attracts visitors for its location and its spectacular 180-degree of the water and shoreline.

Continuing our tour we went to the Wallerfield Wild Fowl Conservatory where I was able to get closeup pictures of the red ibis, Trinidad's national bird. Unlike Asa Wright, Wallerfield is located near a swamp, not in a rain forest, providing a whole new range of flora and fauna to delight viewers' eyes.

Just prior to returning to Chaguaramus we stopped at a marvelous spot overlooking the town of San Fernando, which we had previously visited. All this on one tour!

To be continued.