Day116, Trinidad and Tobago πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ή

Arrived in Trinidad after 8 weeks traveling South America, so thankful for the opportunity to see all those countries, meet amazing people, try interesting foods and speak Spanish( minus Brazil). Grateful to return back on the boat safe, sound and in good health.πŸ™

Interesting facts about Trinidad are

In the Americas, only the USA and Canada have a higher GDP per head than Trinidad and Tobago.

Calypso music, steel drum bands and limbo dancing all originated in Trinidad and Tobago.

Until 10,000 years ago, Trinidad and Tobago were both part of the South American mainland.

Tobago got its name from its resemblance to a tobacco pipe (tavaco) used by local natives.

Pitch Lake in Trinidad is the world’s largest natural asphalt deposit covering almost 100 acres 245 feet deep.

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