TIME OUT IN TRINIDAD - 1950s - Pt. 2 - Los Iros, Morne Diablo, Mayaro

Footage contributed by Sooty 1312. This video is not to be copied without express written consent of the operator of this channel. This sequence shows three of the beaches in South Trinidad as they appeared in the mid 1950s. Beginning with the drive to Los Iros, behind a Shell tanker, our visitors can be eventually seen unloading the trunk of their Opel Kapitan. Note the bottle of Fernandes Rum amongst the "supplies" in the old "Flit" box! Included are shots of a beached jellyfish and water lilies. One of the boys displays a shark's head. While their parents picnic, the children enjoy climbing on the branches of a fallen tree. Note the mounted policeman in the Mayaro sequence. Notice the saga boy and he craft crossing the bridge at 2:00.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Los Iros
• Mayaro
• Beach
• Shell Tanker Truck
• Shell Oil
• South Trinidad
• Shark Head
• Shark's Head
• Jellyfish
• Jelly Fish
• Opel Kapitan
• Fernandes Rum
• Flit
• Trunk
• Boot
• Picnic
• Coconut Tree
• Palm Tree
• Ocean

[valval1547]

Sometimes one of the Lords would have to retreat to the House of Commons if there was a very lengthy session going on in the Upper Chambers, lol!

Another observation in this clip, the big pink man-o-war on the beach. I remember zillions of them would wash up. I also noticed the classic Thermos flask at the picnic - probably cream in colour.

[oldtimecalypso]

@valval1547 Lol that's so funny. I was stung by a man of war once, at Maracas. A fisherman ripped it off my legs then rubbed hot sand all over the burn. Funny you noted the classic thermos, cream in colour. I remember those so well. And did you notice the Fernandes rum etc. stored in a Flit box? I was born at TLL infirmary in 49 and we moved to Apex oilfields in 55. What's your experience of Trinidad. I see you're in the Netherlands? Did you live at Brighton? (Dutch staff there).

[valval1547]

Fantastic! When I was a child my family stayed at WHY WORRY for a month during holidays. No electricity, ice was bought from de parlour and kept in an ice-box. The upstairs toilet had a sign on the door "House of Lords" and the toilet door downstairs bore a sign "House of Commons". I seem to remember a thatched ceiling of some kind, there were double beds too. Wonderful memories, thank you!

[oldtimecalypso]

@valval1547 The owners had a wry sense of humour and probably not above commenting on the colonial system? Both Lords and Commoners perform the same function lol.

[1919fan1976]

@valval1547 ...... would you believe, I stayed in WHY WORRY 3 years ago for a weekend....of course it has changed now but the name is still there....it is owned by a friend's family now, so I have been there a couple of times when we liming. This footage of my country is great to see, it's almost like time travel :)

[aarontimmothycaesar]

This is great footage. I currently live in Morne Diablo and this video is really a beautiful site of a part of my village I've never seen. Would love to have the opportunity to have a copy of this footage so it could preserved for generations to come can see it.

[fuzzybearphoto]

Los Iros is popular with windsurfer and kite sailors and is a destination for weekend excursions, but it's still mostly a very quiet beach.

[noirrosa]

nice

[rinpoche256]

LOvely. Never did Mayaro myself but my sisters certainly and I recognise the beach and trees from family snaps. Loved the sign "WHY WORRY This Is The Life"!

[vk1126]

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