East Coast and Manzanilla Bay.

Manzanilla Bay is located along the east coast of the Island of Trinidad. The beach is approximately 2.5 miles long and has brownish gray fine sand. The length of this beach makes it very ideal for walking at low tide, exploring the shoreline looking for strange and unusual shells and rocks, or just for doing a bit of photography.
There are two main routes to take to get to Manzanilla Beach. This morning I traversed the entire length of the Naparima-Mayaro Road from Iere Village right into the fishing village of Mayaro. Unfortunately the Naparima-Mayaro Road is in an awful state of disrepair so driving along this road can be quite tiring. Additionally, the Naparima-Mayaro Road is the main link to the oilfields for long haulage vehicles. This contributes to bottleneck traffic throughout the road as well as the destruction of the road surface.
Mayaro makes an ideal rest stop for local fruits and cuisine. Mayaro is a thriving town whose economy is based largely on fishing, agriculture, and hydrocarbon exploration, both on and off-shore.
From Mayaro I took the Guayaguayare-Mayaro Road heading south to the village of Guayaguayare. This town relies on fishing and the off-shore oil industry. The Guayaguayare-Mayaro Road ends where the landfall stations are for the local and multinational oil companies that engage in off-shore exploration.
Use the Guayaguayare-Mayaro Road back to Mayaro and at the Mayaro Junction turn right onto the Manzanilla-Mayaro Road. This drive is quite scenic and long. It makes for lots of really very good photography. The Manzanilla Beach Facilities used to be really very good place to stop over and have lunch. However, the sea wall and a significant portion of the grounds of the facility have fallen victim to severe coastal erosion. The facility has since been closed to the public until further notice. However, you can cross the caution tapes and enter the premises “at your own risk” to do some photography.
Continue along the Manzanilla-Mayaro Road until Upper Manzanilla. Here the road becomes the Eastern Main Road. Turn right at the junction at Plum Mitan Road. Continuing onward there leads into the village of Plum Mitan, Beche, Cushe, etc, and eventually into Rio Claro. The Eastern Main Road continues through Sangre Grande and Valencia. Most of the roads to the left past Valencia lead to the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway. From there you can take the Solomon-Hochoy Highway back to San Fernando and the Naparima-Mayaro Road back to Princes' Town...
Happy Trails...