Trinituner Diesel Boyz Road Trip
Thursday 22nd May 2008
South Trinidad
Forward Trip
Meeting Point:
KFC / Pizza Hut Car Park in Gulf View
This is opposite to Gulf City Mall for those who dont know.
Meeting Time:
7:00 AM
LEAVING Gulf View at 7:30 AM SHARP!
Lead Navigator:
biggy82
Route:
Gulf View south and west along the South Trunk Road, then onto the Southern Main Road to La Brea.
Scheduled (Brief) Stop at the Pitch Lake.
This is just for observation - we are not going into the Pitch Lake. Just merely stopping to see / pictures / etc.
Continue south and west along the Southern Main Road to Pt. Fortin.
Scheduled Stop for Bathroom Break / Visit Clifton Hill / Old Refinery Area and Oil Tanks.
Please note: there are no faciltiies further than this point that I know of, so please make use of this stop. The next bathroom break will be a rum shop or a bush one.
Continue south and west along Cap-de-Ville Road to junction, turn west back onto Southern Main Road. Continue west and south until Bonasse Village in Cedros.
South and west along Fullerton Road to Fullerton Village.
South along Colombia Road to Icacos Village
Small Class Session on 4WD for those who dont know or understand how to use their 4WD effectively.
Lecturer: wagon_r
Test vehicle: sweeks
Off road: Beach drive up to Corral Point. (Wusses and 4x2 may take the paved route.)
Back onto Colombia Road to Fullerton, then to Columbus Bay.
Scheduled Stop: Lunch, sea bathe, etc.
Estimated Times for each leg of the trip:
Gulf View to La Brea: 40 minutes (stop: 5-10 minutes)
La Brea to Pt Fortin: 30 minutes (stops: 15-20 minutes)
Pt. Fortin to Bonasse: 60 minutes
Bonasse to Icacos: 15 minutes
ETA Icacos 11:00 AM
Return Trip:
Depart Columbus Bay, travel east and north along Southern Main Road, to Cap-de-Ville junction. Turn South onto Cap-de-Ville - Erin Road.
Brief Stop - Erin Fish Market.
Just a drive in and drive out.
East onto San Fernando - Siparia - Erin Road to San Fernando.
Tentative Scheduled Stop: Los Iros Bay.
Note: Given that it IS a holiday, Los Iros Bay will more than likely be packed. Expect difficulty gaining access to Los Iros Bay Rd and access to the beach.
Scheduled Stop: Siparia - Bathroom Break, etc.
Tentative Scheduled Stop - Debe Doubles!
Here we can probably end our trip and go our separate ways.
Estimated Times for each leg of the return trip:
Icacos - Cap-de-Ville: 45 minutes
Cap-de-Ville - Erin: 20 minutes
Erin - Los Iros: 10 minutes
Los Iros - Siparia: 40 minutes
Siparia - Debe: 30 minutes