After a long, hard year, the stars aligned for Jennifer and my spring breaks from school and we decided to head to an island and do almost nothing with great friends Rich and Wendy.

Wendy is Jennifer’s college roommate and we’ve travelled with her before. She was our grip in Egypt. More importantly, we went to Rich and Wendy’s wedding in Jamaica where I was their wedding photographer.  Wendy was even a sport and posed with Jennifer in a double Maggie Sottero wedding dress shot. Yes, she also saw the amazing quality in a Maggie Sottero dress and got one herself.

When we joked that she should bring the dress with us to Tobago, she didn’t flinch. Thus wedding dress shot # 266 was born.

We hoped for bluer skies, but unfortunately the latter part of the week went cloudy on us. You can see the results below and yes the guys didn’t bring their tuxes!

Treating our women right!

Relaxing with a Stogie

No picture, but island life started with an interesting twist. When we rented the car, the woman at the counter said don’t worry about scratches on the car, it’s already scratched everywhere (she was not exaggerating), but make sure the inside of the car is clean. They had their priorities. See the roads and amount of brush that stuck out, the policy was not so far fetched.  However, it was her last point that drove home island life. She said you don’t have to worry too much about breathalyzer tests. Apparently they have them, but don’t use them, because “there would be no one left to run the country, all of the government would be arrested.”

We had another shot planned, this one at the Nylon pool and the nearby beaches known as No Man’s Land. The shot below was taken from a drone, while the second shot was taken in incredibly shallow waters which people normally flock to in droves. Unfortunately for us, the weather wasn’t cooperating and we lost a lot of the magic that comes on a bright sunny day.  The lack of sunshine was made up for by our beaming host Dione. Excited about our project, she chartered us on her boat directly to the Nylon Pool and had all the other guests go in other boats. This gave us the time to work with the light (or lack of it) and surroundings as best we could. She and her captain were an absolute pleasure. If you go to Tobago, reach out to her at tobagopleasuregirl@gmail.com and she’ll take you for a tour.

No Man’s Land

Spear Fishing in the Nylon Pool

Everywhere you looked there were amazing flowers and bird life. You can see a few shots below.

Given that our trip was about relaxing, the place we rented from Air B & B was key. We rented a house that was more like a compound. We each had a room on the end of a hallways, so plenty of privacy and quiet (except for the birds!).  Our host Bruce couldn’t have been nicer. The only blip in the perfect stay was the frequent visitors by bats to our side of the house. Fortunately, there is no worry of rabies like in NJ, because they only eat fruit. That was certainly a relief to hear.

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