Adventure Time!!!

Hey guys!!! Fun fact: Did you know the film Swiss Robinson Family- It was filmed in Tobago back in the early 60’s. The short film showcased various parts of the beautiful island of Tobago.

“Every kid has had dreams of living in a tree house,” said Walt Disney, “and the Swiss Family Robinson Tree house probably tops those dreams”

Swiss Family Robinson is an American Adventure film, a tale of a shipwrecked family building an island home, loosely based on the 1812 novel Der Schweizerische Robinson (translated as, The Swiss Robinson) by Johann David Wyss. The film was directed by Ken Annakin and shot in Tobago and Pinewood Studios outside London.

The wonderful tree house built by the shipwrecked Robinsons in the 1960 movie. Richmond Bay was featured prominently as the Robinsons beach (Richmond Island can often be seen in the background), while Mount Irvine Bay was used for the scene where the boys rescue Bertie from the pirates. The vine-swinging/waterfall scenes were filmed at the Craig Hall Waterfalls.  

The tree house was constructed in a 200-foot tall Saman tree in the Goldsborough Bay area. After filming, the local Tobagonians convinced Disney, who had intended to remove all evidence of filmmaking, to let the tree house remain. The tree house was listed for sale for $9,000, a fraction of its original cost, and later became a popular attraction among locals and tourists, however after hurricane Flora in September 1963, the structure was slightly damaged. However, the tree still remains.

So often, we let life and our history pass us by, with technology taking control of the minds of the younger generations,  gone are the days where kids loved to be outdoors and climb the fruit trees and pretend it was a fortress. I say “Bring Back the Old Time Days”. Come and lets rediscover the past and all the rich stories that a hidden there.