Swimming with turtles
Simanderal
Michael Hughes and Ger White
Sun 20 Apr 2008 14:52
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We left Bequia on 15 April, for the short crossing
to Mustique--sailing hard on the wind once we got past Isle Quatre taking us
right up to the Mustique moorings in a lovely steady 15knot wind. The water
looked so inviting, we were in for a swim within 10 minutes of mooring up. We
spent 3 days there--Basil's Bar/lunch at Firefly--but mainly walking to beaches,
sun and swimming.
On 18th we set off for Tobago Cays, stopping for a
night on Canouan--interesting island which some think will develop rapidly as a
"top-end" destination--though few have heard of it yet. We had dinner there at
"Majella's"--owned and run by an extrovert Irish woman and v good
food.
Tobago Cays on19th, and plan to spend 2 or 3 days
here--lovely anchorage, though hardly lonely--lots of other boats--but no
habitation, just deserted islands, sandbanks and reefs. The lagoon a beautiful
shade of blue, sheltered by the reefs from the Atlantic swell, but open to the
wind to keep us cool. Spent much of the afternoon snorkelling--lots of turtles
in the shallow waters, feeding off the seagrass--we swam close enough to touch
them--didn't seem to frighten them at all.
Absence of anything like shops not a problem--boat
boys from Union Island come across to offer fish, vegetables etc.--we had fresh
bread delivered to the boat before 8 this morning--and had a fresh lobster
cooked for us on the beach at lunch yerterday!! Probably buy some fish for lunch
today. Hey-ho, must go for a swim!!
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