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Rugged and continually breathtaking, Tobago's southern shoreline is usually referred to as the windward coast . Narrow and peppered with blind corners and potholes, the Windward Road spans its length and sticks close to the sea, providing fantastic views of choppy Atlantic waters and tiny spray-shrouded islands. The parade of languid coastal villages is a complete contrast to the developed west. Though rip tides and strong undercurrents make some of the most attractive-looking beaches unsafe for swimming, there are plenty of sheltered bays to take a dip in the cool Atlantic. Some - such as King's Bay - have changing facilities, but at most you'll share the sand only with fishermen. Tour buses make regular rounds, but most of the windward traffic heads for the tiny village of Speyside and its smattering of guesthouses and small hotels. Fifteen minutes' drive from Speyside and directly opposite on the Caribbean coast, picturesque Charlotteville with its attractive hillside houses and perfect twin beaches, is the last point of call on the windward route. The tarmac ends here, replaced by a treacherous and often impassable stretch of coastal track that divides the town from the rest of the leeward coast.
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