Store Bay, Tobago- 8/5/2013-
7.5 out of 10
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Size of beach
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Length of shoreline
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100 meters
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Distance from water to sand
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Sand type
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Light Brown
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Water Appearance
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Blue
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Transparent to how many feet
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100 feet out. There are bouys denoting where the
water ceases its transparency
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Cleanliness
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Is there trash in the water
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NO
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Is there trash on the land
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NO
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Are trash cans available
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YES
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Are trash cans emptied regularly
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YES
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Water Temperature
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A cool 70-80 degrees
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Shade availability
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Yes
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Seating
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None
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Resting
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Yes if you bring your own supplies
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Coconut trees/ are they full of coconuts that
can fall on people’s heads
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None
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Safety
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Dangerous riptides
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No
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Tsunami possibility
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No
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Lifeguards
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Yes
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Poisonous jellyfish or snakes
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No
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Available Activities
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Swimming distances
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Yes
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Free diving
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Yes
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Surfing
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Yes
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Snorkeling
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Yes
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Scuba
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Yes
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Partying/ beautiful women congregating
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NONE
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Food and drink/ disposal
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Yes
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Sports
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Yes, jetskis and glass bottom boats available
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Level of Calm
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Swimming great- no surfing possible light waves
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Animals
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Are there fishing birds
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Yes
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Are fish visible
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Yes
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Jellyfish
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None
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Sea eggs
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None
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Crabs
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Yes
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Horseshoe crabs
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None
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Turtles
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None
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Sea ants- other biting animals
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None
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Barracuda
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None
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Sharks
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None
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Coral- sharp or otherwise
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None
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Plant Life/ Other
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Seaweed/kelp
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None
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Sharp stones
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None
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Sharp shells
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None
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Coconut trees/ providing shade but also crabs
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Yes
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Access
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Is it public/private
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A public beach
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Can you drive there
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YES
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Do you have to take a boat there
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No
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Price
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Beaches should be free
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It is free
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Land Pests
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Sandflies
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None
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Ants
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None
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Mosquitoes
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None
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Other
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Overall Beach Vibe
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This beach is a beautiful surprise. Its beauty
far exceeds that of the beaches of Koh Larn or those of Pattaya in Thailand.
Store Bay is around a quarter mile from numerous hotels. It is free and
open to the public as every beach should be.
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I arrived to an overcast sky and rastas peddling
glass-bottom-boat journeys at the beach’s entrance. The beach seemed small but
without intimacy and boats floated ominously close to shore. And then the sun
shone through the clouds.
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The water, which had seemed a dull blue
transformed to a transparent and vivid aquamarine. I began to notice the little
fish swimming at the shore and I began to appreciate the natural beauty of
Tobago.
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Pros
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It is a beautiful beach with transparent water
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Cons
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It is too small to be a party beach but there
are too many people on the beach to make it an intimate beach. That said, there
was enough space for all of the people.
Miscellaneous:
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A little crab somehow got onto my shoulder.
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