12:37.943N 61:21.390W
Sat 16th Jan
Tobago Cays
The Tobago Cays are 5 tiny uninhabited islands surrounded by reef
and they say it's where the gods go to play! We gingerly crept between
Petit Rameau and Horseshoe Reef and picked up a mooring buoy between Baradel
and Petit Bateau, the only thing between us and Africa was Horseshoe
Reef! The Tobago Cays is a national park and conservation area and rangers
collect $10 EC per day per person.
The water was translucent and Turquoise in colour and it didn't
take long for us to get our snorkels and masks on. We went across to a small
beach and swam amongst the turtles, they graze along the bottom on
the sea grass then every few minutes swim to the surface for air. The
following morning we went to the outer reef, a lot of the reef has been damaged
by hurricanes but the water was very clear and we saw lots of different
coloured fish including a white tipped reef shark 3ft long. I had been
snorkelling by Pete when we suddenly spotted it, we tried to swim after the
shark but he was too quick for us. Later in the day we dinghy-ed over to
Jamesby island where a group of us had a picnic, the evening was rounded off
with drinks and nibbles on Blue Magic.
Baradel
Petit
Tabec where Captain Jack Sparrow was marooned
Pete
scrumping for coconuts and enjoying a beer
Beach to
ourselves!
It’s
hard work!
Unfortunately
we had to share the anchorage
