Guest Report

[Eva Mcpartland]

I have promised to write about my experience of our holiday in Tobago well back in March but somehow did not manage to do it till now. I keep fondly thinking about the noisy cockerels ( although at the time they were testing my patience), colourful mot-mots, the breathtaking swimming with the manta rays, my early morning walks to the rain forrest, people of Castara ,the drums music (Boat House) - all is just coming back to me. The highligh of our stay in Castara was our accommodation,we were so lucky to be able to stay in the upstairs section of the Villa. I am convinced that we had the best views in Castara - the high location ( you do get used to the steps , belive me, it is worth it !)ensured that we had the most glorious sea view as well as the view of the rest of the village and the forest to the side of us. Being on a edge of the rain forest gave us a wonderful opportunities to watch a great variety of birds. This was my early ( very eary!) morning and late afternoon treat! They used to come very close so we could admire them in their full glory of colours.

Troy was so accommodating and so laid back, as a fellow gardener he share with me knowledge about some of the local plants. I envied him being able to grow so many fascinating plants and flowers. Nothing was too much of a trouble for him - you needed something and he just sorted it out for you. The villa is just unique - the beauty of the wooden building, its exquisite craftsmenship and closeness to nature makes this place very special. You have all the comforts of home - all is very clean and comfortable. The architecture of the building makes it very ,airy, so there is no need for air conditionning although we were glad to have the fans on few occations. We are planning to come back soon, I we will certainly want to stay in Carpe Diem Villa again.