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Trinidad and Maracas Beach

[Music] whatever I found myself in any country on Sunday the only thing that I want to do is to go to the [Music] beach so when I came to Trinidad I kept on asking what is that one beach that I need to go and enjoy myself before I head back home and everyone was saying my [Music] maras is it Maracas or Maracas but hey yo some this is very impromptu hi can I this is very impromptu my goodness they still alive yeah this these are the iguanas e yeah igu you you eat them yeah you eat them how does it taste like very nice very nice very exotic tast chicken come in tastes like chicken but you know what you went you went to you went for hunting with the dogs yeah yo I feel like we have the same culture back in Africa man this a wild animals right you got it from the forest yeah wow oh they're still alive man you you eat them yeah is it expensive yeah how much are you selling one of this 550 550 but I I realized that you went with dogs man yeah R the dogs also do hunting right yeah so but how do you call it taking dogs for hunting you have a name for the dogs hunting dogs hunting the name do you have a particular name apart from hunting dogs Mong Mong so in in in Ghana we also go to uh for hunting with the dogs and we call them Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin yeah call them mongs Chinchin means Chinchin means catch it catch it catch it how do you guys call it it's the it's literally the same thing man this is this is our culture man you see the same thing okay are the dogs the dogs are the one who actually chased this right yeah we yeah Chase and catch it oh my goodness yeah man W you know I want to I want to take a photo but I'm scared man this are big so they call this iguanas it's more like we in um Ghana chasing what it called alligators right so we eat alligators too so ah no no no it's moving it's still alive no take it take it take it take it oh no no no wow young alligator young alligator yeah crocod call a bit so but look at the tail man it's like black and white yeah like a zebra Crossing man one no let me tell you something on your way to Maracas Beach your eyes are definitely going to enjoy some breathtaking views but hey make sure you stop by and take some photos you w't believe what I'm about to show you we're actually on our way to the beach and I saw this View and I'm like my goodness you got to travel the world man and go see this views for yourself this is mindblowing man I mean if you know me that well I guess we need to tell the government of Trinidad to give me this place to build my own house I don't even know the kind of words that I need to use to describe this view that I'm seeing but I hope the Drone can do justice to it see if you're a big fan of me you know that W Maya is a big fan of Blues and greens but the greens are more like mountaineous greens yeah lash mountaineous greens I don't know if that word exist but wow you see the boat that boat on the ocean and I'm standing right on top of the mountains just to consume all this view should I say I'm mesmerized with the view that I'm seeing now I know why Christopher Columbo said he discovered the Caribbean because you know they like good things right so when they see stuff like this like oh I discovered it I feel like Trinidad is a blessed land a land blessed with oil and blessed with a beautiful landscape like this this is beautiful bro like I don't know like I I'm just shocked to see that such view exist you know this is a perfect wallpaper nice to meet you nice to meet you too wow you live here yes what do you think about the view behind you pretty you you wake up every day seeing it yes oh wow and you feel great when you see that how I'm sorry to ask how old are you I am 62 wow because you know what you're 62 and so young yes and I guess it's because of the view yeah because of the view and our surrounding where we live right here exactly because I'm telling them when you have the ocean and you have all these greens around you you live long you live more head here all you need is to have a pure heart a pure heart and that's it but you don't sound like Trin from Trinidad y I'm not Nigerian oh my goodness yes oh wow manager how long have you been here almost 40 years almost 40 years yes in Trinidad in Trinidad who brought you to this country through a friend through a friend and wow and then you came here and you stayed I came here married to at Trini and I stay we have Nigerians don't joke man no no no no I'll say this again wherever you travel don't see a Nigerian don't don't stay there a joke you must see a Nigerian all Nigeria all over the wood yeah nice how is life living in um Trinidad as a Nigerian nice nice pretty wow that is why I stay here so long pretty nice wow yes I love that yes I love that man I guess you're not going back to Nigeria you're not moving to Nigeria anytime soon no I will visit you just visit which me TR is your home now trinda is my home yeah I'm not lying no unfortunately my wife just died oh and she's a traine oh we have two girls and there's only two girls here I can't move I leave my goods they professionals wow yeah they're professional they work in medical fi yes yes professionals while driving or walking or maybe jogging to Maracas Beach you can actually stop by at the Maracas Lookout why is it called a lookout I guess there there's a view to see somewhere beautiful view out there on this side you can see Venezuela oh wow you can see Venezuela from here yeah if you look out there you can see let me go to Venezuela where where is Venezuela from here Venezuela just out where you seeing that bit land out there bit of land see that bit of land sticking out out there oh okay yeah that's Venezuela yeah and at this Lookout you can definitely get yourself a souvenir or maybe snacks to even enjoy whil you at the beach we're here and I love the fact that it's so parked with cars which means that it's one of the best place to be CU it's so pked everyone is here to enjoy the beach but hey this Hills man it's everything man really everything maras B okay man I love the coconut what's up man all these guys Sur me with chairs and stuff look at that man welcome guys to the best beach in the world morus be I mean you and I I got a just ify after I showcase the beach to you all but as for now I don't believe it it's the best beach in in the world welcome to maracus the best beach in the whole world very vibrant full of energy Bach that I've seen so many people everybody is just eating or being on the beach people are playing music people are just having fun what even makes me more happy that I'm here the fact that I could walk at the beach of the Caribbean Sea I mean I've seen the Indian Ocean the Atlantic Ocean and I can't wait to see the Pacific my goodness I mean this is the beauty of traveling I mean getting to experience new things hi hi I I'm loving my time in here but I love the fact that these people know how to have fun with everything I mean the Caribbeans really know how to party and if I said they know how to party on the road they party even in their rooms they party at the beach my goodness it's actually the best place for them to party and they party with everything not just music but also ganja yeah it is what it is and whenever you find yourself on the beach in Trinidad there is always one popular meal that you need to look for and it's called bake and shark guess where you can get yourself the best bacon shark in maras look nowhere else but ancle Sam is your name really ancle Sam yes hi Anam nice to meet you andam you're so fit man of course man um when you put this guy around this block man young and fit that's right man yes first question how does it feel to run the most popular joint at the whole of maras beach man I mean not just popular but I think it's the biggest joint that I've seen so far well well I must say I'm feel very great very proud and this establishment is really just not myself but my family and I wow which is my three kids and my wife so what you see in here is not just it's not just I alone in person but it's from my family that's what you're seeing here God blessed me with this Vision to prepare some something like this for the general public I feel very happy very delighted to know that we African people could do something like this wow yes now which means it's possible for an African to do something like this in Trinidad is that easy well you know I I what I want to say you know people believe you know that African cannot do something like this but then I would say from a different perspective this is something that anybody could do it all depends on your mind whether you're African yes or no but it is really I must say it is really a pleasure being an African and to create something like this his story is really inspiring and he really represent the grass to Grace story and since we met the boss himself he had to take us through the process in the kitchen [Music] so this is the shark here right so this is how we FL flow it here flowered it up right so this is what happened yeah so this is a very young young sha right really young and sweet yes so this is how we like baby sharks yes baby Shar [Music] this the bacon shock yes I feel like it's too [Music] heavy wow how many years have you been doing this well if I 65 now and I started around 21 22 wow it's a real Legacy Ang a real Legacy cuz I feel like I'm not Ted like this for a very long time well maybe we could do some business I maybe I could come in your country and show you how to prepare that dish and open a branch in your country but can we get a shot H you get a shck come right here from right in my country yeah oh where you you get well I'm not sure where you may get but you know we can get it to you we can ship it to you we have the ocean so yeah [Music] really need this inar when you're down with anasan bacon Shar all you need is kib cocktail to wash down the bacon Shar because the bacon Shar is huge right my brother there you go bro wow oh wow oh wow you like it e yeah it looks good o a tankam [Music] this is good life is good bro you know what I want to do right now I just want to be naked on the beach sipping my cocktail man that's all I want to do right now can can I go on the beach and lie down naked no one would disturb me right I mean I bet they've seen this over and over again man all right thanks for the cocktail man this is [Music] good what I like about the beach is that there's food right there music love snow cone everything is just culture and just warm and just like a big happy family and I love the beach like who doesn't [Music] I want to know what what made what made you think that Maracas is the best beach in the whole world because it's just the best beach in the whole wide world like there's nothing like really to it there's food there music if you want a little ganja you got it everything what did you say if you want a little Gan as you know suppli what was that what was the last time you took gja last time I came here last time you took G um today just now I was smoking how do you feel love the how do you feel after ganja yeah I feel very good I just feel highest and as Everything feels good in the world whilst I was about to taste and give a good review about this colorful delicious ice cream on my far left I saw oh Jesus snake why would you be carrying a giant snake here man my goodness look at that this is an animal that I never ever dare to get closer even when it's [Music] [Music] dead that's a python right that's a bike no no no yo don't get oh my goodness bite don't bite I was scared you want to you want to go take this snck n you can though hell no never o tastes good but very sugary oh my goodness no no no no no no no no jeez man I don't know why people think that snakes are their friends man snake cannot be anyone's friend no bro no jeez oh I I might try the snake race man I come in no no I mean far away from the snake come no no no no no I I'm not going to get closer to a snake bro you cannot go to the beach without playing football so there we go [Music] 3 2 1 go [Applause] I envy you man why this is what you do on the beach every day not every day Sundays and public holidays oh okay yeah wow where the husband is allowed you to do this of course he knows therapy this is not therapy man she's definitely enjoying it I wish I can ask her if she's enjoying it hi are you enjoying it I am you enjoying it yeah wow I wanted to ask my final question is it is it better than how your husband do it would she say that is it better you cannot answer that question which means it's better H if you can't confidently answer that which means that that's is better where can people find you man I'm here Marcus B every Sunday every Sunday every public holiday I have my physical Spa in C period where you can come and get a full body massage in a private AC area aroma therapy um deep tissue Swedish massage all three categories you can get for an affordable price of $400 full body massage full body [Music] massage you had bacon shop how was it the best meal ever okay best meal you ever had yep remember earlier I was telling you the best beach in the world uh-huh where else in the world will you get the best meal ever has to be the best so hence Maracas having the best beach in the whole world in the whole world that's nowhere else you get bacon sh and also look around you when last have you come to a beach where you saw green literally surrounding the entire Beach like that the entire Beach covered with green and I love the fact that the greens are on the Hills yeah it's it's Unique it's different um it puts us a slightly different from the other Caribbean beaches but a beautiful uniqueness that's what you get at maracus there you go not just beautiful baches but also I see beautiful women well [Music] yes Tick Tock times off but make a move well yes the only thing I can't see them because I'm married for 36 years so I'm unable to see them no matter how good they look I I'm also married but I have all the right to I appreciate that well I put that there specifically uhhuh so that I can last maybe 36 more minutes my wife has to see it I can't tell her I've seen a beautiful woman anyway my wife is the only beautiful that that's something that I need to learn from today onwards best beach in the world best bacon sh most beautiful woman in the world he C tell that so there you go welcome to Maracas I think I need to go and lie down on the beach and enjoy myself before I head out and [Music] [Applause] [Music]