STORE BAY BEACH

Located just a hundred meters from the airport and very close to many of Crown Point's hotels and guesthouses, Store Bay beach is perhaps the island's most popular and busiest. Named after Jan Stoer, one of the first Dutch settlers in Tobago, this small beach (200 m) is one of the few on the island to be supervised. It is also particularly well equipped. There are cabins for changing and showering, small stalls serving cheap local specialities, and picnic tables. Store Bay is also the finishing line for the great sailing race between Trinidad and Tobago, which takes place every August and culminates in a weekend-long beach party. Finally, in Store Bay, it's possible to find a glass-bottomed boat to take a closer look at the Buccoo reef, with a swim in the Nylon Pool, lunch and snorkeling included (negotiable at between TT$80 and TT$120 a trip). Deckchairs for a few TT. It's easy to find something to eat in Store Bay: 5 or 6 small local restaurants are housed in brightly-colored bungalows and offer classic local recipes. (Jamaican-style chicken, fried or grilled fish, shrimps and other local produce) Beware, as soon as the sun goes down in the evening, sandflies will bite you in the sand. It's best to sit on a deckchair.