Tobago - Capital Scarborough
Wednesday, October 15
Since the weather is rather mixed today, we decide to head to the island capital Scarborough.
A regular taxi costs 60 TT Dollars.
Alternatively, you can take a so-called route taxi, which picks up and drops off passengers along the way.
This way we get to Scarborough for 6 TT$ per person.
Most taxis can be found at Crown Point near the airport. Otherwise, as a pedestrian you constantly get "honked at".
Important: Agree on the price before getting in.
Fort King George - Scarborough
For a small surcharge we are taken directly to Fort King George. And it was well worth it, because the road up to Mt. St. George is extremely steep.
The view of the town, the harbor and the sea is correspondingly magnificent. We visit the museum, learn a great deal about the history of Tobago and explore the unique Georgian-style Fort King George, one of a kind in the West Indies, along with the enormous mango trees in the surrounding area.
Bacolet Street
We follow the route from our travel guide downhill along Fort Street towards the town. At Bacolet Street we turn right and visit old Gingerbread Houses, which unfortunately have already fallen into serious disrepair and mostly did not survive past hurricanes and fires.
If you follow the road all the way to Bacolet Bay, you reach the most famous and second-oldest hotel on Tobago, the Blue Heaven. In the 1960s, films such as "Fire Down Below", "Swiss Family Robinson" and "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison" were filmed here.
James Park in Scarborough
We take a break in James Park.
Here stands the Cenotaph, a memorial to the victims of the First and Second World Wars.
Around the park there are small shops and craft stalls. This is also where the Court House is located. Today it also serves as the seat of the House of Assembly, a fine example of Georgian architecture from late 17th century England.
Botanical Garden
Via Burnett Street we reach the botanical garden and relax in the shade of the enormous trees. From there we head over to the harbor.
We pass by the Wharf. This is the oldest part of Scarborough at the eastern end of the harbor, where only a few houses were spared during the great fire of 1790.
Along the way we buy delicious bananas from a street vendor, with a taste you simply don't get back home.
Around 1:00 PM we take a public bus (Public Bus) back to Crown Point for 2 TT Dollars. Tickets can be purchased either here at the large bus station or at Jimmy's Holiday Resort & Supermarket in Crown Point.
Dinner at the Steak and Lobster Grill
This evening we venture into the hotel's own restaurant, the Steak and Lobster Grill. The elderly lady running the evening service had made a friendly impression on us and did not disappoint. We enjoyed friendly and perhaps the fastest service on the island, and on top of that we received our welcome drink - a generous rum punch.
continue in the Tobago trip report: Pigeon Point
