Tobago Cays - snorkelling with turtles

Tikka
Sat 6 Jan 2018 14:33
12:37:944N 061:21.406W
We left Grenada and headed to Union Island just for a
night but we will be going back now Martin has discovered there is kite
surfing just off the beach.
The last couple of days has been spent in Tobago
Cays, enjoying the beautiful surroundings of the crystal clear turquoise
waters. We are on a mooring buoy near to Baradal, and have been snorkeling
off this small island with numerous turtles. It has been magical watching
these amazing creatures munching away on the bottom and then slowly and artfully
swimming up to the surface to poke their heads out of the water - simply
stunning. Several times we have been sat on the deck and noticed a
turtle next to the boat peering quizzically at us for a few moments before
diving back down again.
We dug out the GoPro for the
second turtle trip - and now have lots of short videos and photos of
us trying to work out if the GoPro is working and switched
on plus a few videos of the turtles (also found some great photos and
videos of dolphins - above and below the water from Tikka's time in the
Med).
The views here are spectacular and we took a walk to the
top of Baradal to take in the scenery of the Cays and on the way saw
iguanas and a large tortoise, which made us ponder how they got there in the
first place?
We've had baguettes and banana bread delivered to us and
been offered fresh (and still wriggling) lobsters, really don't want to leave
but we are heading off today as we need to get back to Rodney Bay so the new
water maker motor can be fitted, but this is a place we will definitely come
back to - will upload some photos when we have a proper internet
connection.
Martin is currently under the boat scrubbing her hull as
Tikka has a very dirty bottom and it is slowing us down, so better go and
assist.
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