The Black Diamond - Trinidad & Tobago (video)

Postby **GarageFresh** » January 6th, 2015, 8:11 am

On New Years Day 2015, I took my kids to La Brea Village, Trinidad - to visit the local Pitch Lake. It wasn't a planned outing but luckily I carried along my camera... On arrival I met a stranger, he introduced himself to us as Ray - and told us that he was a tour guide for the lake. So we got a safe parking spot and then followed Mr. Ray down to the lake, it was there the history lessons started... he asked me to take out my camera and capture photos as we were going along, I decided to do video footage instead.
So this was my visit that I wanted to share with the rest of the world, it was very informative and I met a wonderful old guy... and made a good friend. I didn't walk with any external mic, and the camera was held by hand - I do hope everyone enjoys this short documentary of the Pitch Lake in Trinidad, I provided sub-titles for a better understanding of what was being explained by Mr. Ray.

Allergic2BunnyEars · Postby **Allergic2BunnyEars** » January 6th, 2015, 8:13 am

thanks

VexXx Dogg · Postby **VexXx Dogg** » January 6th, 2015, 8:58 am

good stuff.

Sherwin89 · Postby **Sherwin89** » January 6th, 2015, 9:02 am

Great informative video

VexXx Dogg · Postby **VexXx Dogg** » January 6th, 2015, 9:34 am

what was the background music ?

original_lollybob · Postby **original_lollybob** » January 6th, 2015, 9:51 am

stupid question... what is a "pillow tree"?

neexis · Postby **neexis** » January 6th, 2015, 10:27 am

Soldier working this routine >10 years now yes.
Taken in 2004

Postby **GarageFresh** » January 6th, 2015, 2:34 pm

VexXx Dogg wrote:what was the background music ?

it's some royalty free music i found on youtube... sounded interesting enough...

can't remember the name or artist.

Postby **GarageFresh** » January 6th, 2015, 2:36 pm

original_lollybob wrote:stupid question... what is a "pillow tree"?

i think he was referring to wooden tree posts , which you usually bury into the ground -

i did notice alot of the houses in the area were leaning and many of them were on blocks...

guess it's because of the same reason he was trying to explain.

Postby **GarageFresh** » January 6th, 2015, 2:38 pm

neexis wrote:Soldier working this routine >10 years now yes.
Taken in 2004

nice throwback! guy looks a lot younger 10 years ago....

whyteliver · Postby **whyteliver** » January 6th, 2015, 6:46 pm

nice....have to take the kids on a field trip

Skanky · Postby **Skanky** » January 6th, 2015, 7:26 pm

I understood everything he was saying yet I read all the subtitles lol.
Pillow tree I think is pillartry/pillotry which I don't think is a real word but refers locally to any structures containing pillars or pillars themselves.

DVSTT · Postby **DVSTT** » January 6th, 2015, 8:41 pm

*subscribed*

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » January 7th, 2015, 12:06 am

good stuff! thanks!!!!

Soul Collector · Postby **Soul Collector** » January 7th, 2015, 12:26 am

Skanky wrote:I understood everything he was saying yet I read all the subtitles lol.

Same here haha. Good vid though, thanks for sharing.

nareshseep · Postby **nareshseep** » January 7th, 2015, 1:01 am

Nice vid

Postby **GarageFresh** » January 7th, 2015, 11:31 pm

Skanky wrote:I understood everything he was saying yet I read all the subtitles lol.
Pillow tree I think is pillartry/pillotry which I don't think is a real word but refers locally to any structures containing pillars or pillars themselves.

thanks for pointing that out... honestly, while going along I didn't question much...

I assumed he was saying "pillow trees"....