April 22, 2025
SCARBOROUGH, TOBAGO - Port greeting

After our port talk - it seemed the most interesting thing, in this sleepy fishing village of TOBAGO, was to go to Pigeon Point Beach and get a boat ride out to the Nylon pool ( which is a large shallow area, in the center of the ocean, with transparent turquoise water. Princess Margaret visited on her honeymoon in 1962, and said the transparent water was like Nylons. Locals claim the water and sand rejuvenate women by 10 years and give men, 10 years more in smarts! A lot of people, including me, rubbed the sands all over their bodies. I found the boat tour on Get your Guide We also were able to negotiate a van driver from the port, who took us and picked us up later from the port to the beach docking areas.
View from one of high spot in the center of island looking out toward port. Island very dry and arid with lots of divi trees bent over in the winds and two types of cactus - one edible and the other poisonous ( used to build fencing). The Miller's and I did a private van tour around the island and then we ended tour at a beach for a couple hours R&R. Our fabulous driver/ guide came back and picked us up and concluded tour back to port and gave us each a gift ( Bonaire magnet). She was super! Below are slat fields - a big industry for Bonaire - harvested every March. Salt shimmers in sun as the water evaporates in the pools.