REI Adventures

Last week I had REI Adventures on tour, it was just one couple, Randy and Kay Skov.  On this tour I took some really beautiful and interesting photos of a Leatherback Turtle that came up on the beach at 5pm as the tide started to rise, which helps them get through the surf and to start up the beach easier.  It was just a beautiful sight to see it come up the beach to nest during daylight but then it left the beack as the sun was setting, just a perfect exerience!

On the way to Tamana we stopped on Guyamara beach and I got a really nice shot of a Portuguese Man of War, which usually turn up on our East Coast at this time of year.  They come with a much larger migration of jellyfish, which is mostly made up of Cannonball Jellyfish.  These Jellyfish is the only food for the Leatherbacks, hence the nesting season is timed to coincide with the migration, so after the females nest they can regather strength feeding on the Jellyfish. 

When we went to Tobago we did more snorkeling than usual and I got some great shots of the island's amazing marine life.  It started at Mt Irvine with some beautiflul feather Dusters, also called Plume Worms.  These are marine worms that disolve holes into the corals, from which they expose their very striking mounth parts to filter feed in the water.  I also finally got some great shots of squid.

For more information on adventure tours in Trinidad and Tobago contact Courtenay at [email protected] or check www.pariasprings.com

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