I wouldn’t call myself a beach bunny, and I can be picky about where I swim, but I do love the sunshine on my (well-protected!) skin, salt in the air, and sand in my hair. And the beach at Pigeon Point, in Tobago, is one of the the closest to paradise I’ve found on this earth- warm, crystalline waters just stretch as far as the eye can see. It’s serious beach bum inspiration.
In past years, we’ve taken glass-bottom boats out to the Nylon Pool, a pretty little tide pool on the Buccoo Reef. But we’ve noted the deterioration of the reef and the destruction of the coral from the crowds over the years, and felt guilty about our contribution to the damage. Destroying the environment can take some fun out of the experience, so we decided to skip the group tour and just enjoy the beach instead. Absolutely perfect weather, a cooler of Carib and some rum runners perfected that plan.
One of the best part of our carnival trips is best friend time. It’s a royal pain having your friends a plane flight away, but par for my course. So I’m practically beside myself to have Erin with me for long enough that we actually get over the excitement of being reunited. We have the best time together AND wear the same size… it’s vacation partner perfection!
It feels like serious gravy that we love each other’s husbands, too, and that they are good friends as well. It makes for a very fun group.. on the beach and pretty much everywhere else!
We rented umbrellas and chairs, and reveled in the fact that there were only a few other families out on the beach that day. Most people go to Tobago to recover after carnival madness, but schedule conflicts dictated a beach pre-party for us instead. I adored escaping ahead of the crowds, and having places practically to ourselves.
I also had too much fun disturbing that peace…. like Craig skipping rocks. I hatched an ill-fated water tackle plan, with humorous results. I imagine it looked like birds flying at a window, but it felt like hitting a warm laughing wall.
similar bikini, 2, 3, 4 // vintage kimono- similar, in pink, darks, under $30 // sunglasses, lust! // ear jackets // white nail polish
And y’all know I don’t believe in missing meals. So when a roti shop stop was suggested on the walk back to the house, I was all about the curry goat (plenty pepper, please). And let’s be real- only seaside in the rural Caribbean is a sandy bikini appropriate restaurant attire. Viva vacation!
LoveRavayna
