J'Ouvert celebrations in the capital city erupted in a confetti of colours, mud, oil and paint as masqueraders pumped, gyrated and drank copious amounts of alcohol way before the sun rose.
Unsupervised pre-teens and teenagers were seen roaming the streets of Port-of-Spain during J'Ouvert celebrations drinking alcohol, while girls in pink and blue tutus sat on the laps of friends gyrating to soca music.
The site went unnoticed or perhaps ignored by the large groups of policemen who turned out to give security to sometimes rowdy crowds.
This year, crowds were a little less rowdy, masqueraders were a little less jubilant and J'Ouvert was a little less dirty, with a little less soca.
The tradition of playing only this country's indigenous music during Carnival celebrations has ended as several bands played dancehall music while men with hoses stood on water trucks spraying masqueraders as the sun rose on Carnival Monday.
Police officers who for the past few years were spread out evenly throughout the city, seemed to have been strategically placed in large groups at typical trouble areas, with a large contingent stationed on Ariapita Avenue while a national security helicopter circled above.
While bands seemed to be larger than ever, most of the people jumping around trucks were non-paying masqueraders looking to have a good time.
While J'Ouvert officially began at 4 am, half an hour later the city streets were multi-coloured and littered with crushed paint and water bottles.
Water trucks made it easier for city corporation cleaners though, as paint ran off into drains on St Clair Avenue.
On Wrightson Road, one band, Blue Angels, had security officers launching fireworks wildly into the air while masqueraders jumped and wave to the music.
Police officers interviewed said yesterday's celebrations had been quite uneventful, while a few, when questioned said they had not fallen victim to the excessive wining of masqueraders.