In very early 1998 I went to Trinidad for a business conference. The conference was routine and successful, but, to help make it all worthwhile, the trip afforded me the opportunity to take a one day visit to the neighboring island of Tobago. I was instantly in "love." The island seemed to have avoided the commercialization that so many of the beautiful Caribbean Islands have suffered. (Still beautiful and still requiring a visit, but commercialized, nonetheless.) The pristine cove in the top picture was as beautiful as any I had ever seen. Sadly the guide informed me that the land had been purchased and was to be developed into a tropical resort. I am sure that has been done by now, and I am equally sure the resort is beautiful, but I have to ask if the native beauty was enhanced or destroyed by "progress." Some day I hope to return, so I can see for myself and make up my own mind. Until that time, I will live with the memory of the natural beauty of this beautiful island. (I will also never forget the next day I flew to Montreal, QC, Canada where there was a blizzard and the temperature was -40 degrees (Celsius or Fahrenheit, at -40 they are equal). This was a climate shock I would have gladly missed, but fate would not allow. The deep freeze of Montreal could never "trump" the beauty and warmth I experienced in Tobago, just a few hours earlier. (added 20 July 2006)