Sunday, February 09, 2025

Far Away in Trinidad

This is a retrospective post, looking back at our December trip.

On our birding trip to Trinidad, we spent the last two days in a remote part of the island looking for a rare bird, the piping guan.  In this post I am showing a few scenes from our stay at a beautiful seaside hotel where people go to relax, to watch the turtles that breed on the beaches (but not in December), and to watch birds. 

First, a mural on the local elementary school.



A hotel on the far side of the island

We stayed here, far from the populated areas of the island, because we wanted to 
see the very rare bird, the piping guan. This is a follow up to show the hotel.
I’ve shown this image before.

Beautiful tropical wood on the door of the hotel reception.

More wood.

Our hotel room and its balcony









The Rare Piping Guan





Shared with Sami’s murals
Photos © 2024 mae sander

14 comments:

Jenn Jilks said...

The wood in the place looks beautiful!

Cloudia said...

Wonderful post!

thecuecard said...

What a beautiful hotel and view of the beach! Wow. That's gorgeous.

Amy said...

Hi there Mae, thank you for your comment at my blog, I like the mural in your photos, it's alot more creative than what I can do or not do.

kwarkito said...

ah oui c'est très beau et très paisible semble-t-il

eileeninmd said...

Looks like a very nice resort. Congrats on your rare bird sighting.
Great photos! I meant to ask you did you see the Scarlet Ibis while you were in Trinidad? Take care, have a wonderful week!

Mae Travels said...

@eileen: I skipped the day that the group saw the Scarlet Ibis. Len saw and photographed a huge flock of them!

Joy said...

That hotel looks amazing -- and so do the birds!

magiceye said...

Lovely capture of the rare bird sighting, the island and the mural!

Iris Flavia said...

Cute mural and such a beautiful place!

Sami said...

Looks like a beautiful resort and room. Lovely that you got to see the rare bird. The mural is very cute. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Mae.

Bertiebo said...

Aaaah ... that view from your hotel. And the bird. Lucky you!

gluten Free A_Z Blog said...

It's so wonderful that you have been doing a lot of travel. Looks like a beautiful beach resort. Len got great shots of thet piping guan.

Mae Travels said...

@Judee (GlutenFree) — thanks for the comment it really is beautiful — actually the two photos of the bird in the post are my shots. Both Len and I take bird photos with a long-lens camera that zooms in closer than an iPhone.