35 Degrees Celsius - heat index - 42 Degrees
Time to go to the beach

When the weather forecast for the week ahead showed a window clear of any approaching tropical waves we decided to grab the opportunity and set sail along Trinidad's north coast to do some exploring.
Our first night we spent anchored in the totally secluded wilderness of La Vache Bay. Here we escaped the heat by swimming in the cool, green water and playing in a waterfall that cascaded from an over-hanging cliff into the bay - perfect for riding your dinghy through.
As our anchorage lay beside steep wooded hills, in the morning we awoke to the very strange, cool pleasure of being in the shade.
The next day we made our way eastward along the coast to the magnificent Maracas Bay which is over a mile wide with three spectacular white sand beaches.
Even though the weather conditions remained very calm, the surf coming in from the north never relented in its pounding upon the beaches. An attempt to land on the beach found us scrambling to get back out through the surf which threatened to swamp our dinghy.
We spent a somewhat anxious night anchored out past the surf line as we listened and watched the surf crash onto the rocks and beach. The resulting mist made the raw natural beauty of the area even more surreal.
The next morning we were happy to get clear of this albeit beautiful area and head on our way eastward again in search of a more tranquil location.