Tobago Cays

On Thursday we left Canouan, yes, at around 9am and had a lovely sail across the water with only a head sail out, doing 5 knots!

Sandy Lane Yacht Club

The Lune

Happy Crew

Passage over indicating the blue water we could expect

We had to be careful when entering the Cays, as the water becomes very shallow and there are reefs which need to be avoided. Thank goodness the chart plotter has a marked path which we could follow ensuring a safe passage.

Entrance to the Cays

The Tobago Cays are an archipelago about an hour's sail away from Canouan. They consist of five small islands, Petit Rameau, Petit Bateau, Baradal, Petit Tabac and Jamesby. The blue water and white sand combination is breathtakingly beautiful.

On arrival we were accosted by the boats boys who came out to tell us about the beach barbecue they supply at vast expense on the beach in the evening. It sounded delicious with a promise of lobster, fish, and salads, however, we told them that we would rather braai on the boat and went through the cut to the other side of the islands.

We only spent three days here, but it felt like longer. We snorkeled and swam a lot in the beautiful blue water. We didn't see much near the reef, but we didn't go out far into the choppy sea. Dave did and he said it is something we should do. Sadly the wind picked up and made the sea really rough and choppy so we decided to rather snorkel in the safety of the bays and near our boat. We finally saw a ray and lots of turtles.

There is a cordoned off section on Baradal, which is part of the turtle sanctuary where we saw a few turtles calmly munching the sea grass.

There wasn't much more to do in the Cays other than swimming and snorkeling, reading and sharing meals with Sandy and Dave, which we enjoyed immensely. The wind came up quite a bit on the last day and most of the boats had left before we did. Andrew did have to do another water maker repair to the high pressure hose. It's getting a bit short. Perhaps we should buy a spare when we are back in civilization.

Fixing the high pressure hose

A tropical storm was predicted to arrive the following week. There were all sorts of discussions on various media platforms of what people were planning to do. Some decided to head to Trinidad, others headed into the mangroves. We decided to book into Sandy Lane Yacht Club where we would be tucked away and secure if and when the storm hit.

We were very sad to leave this pocket of paradise but we had to. Hopefully we can make our way back here soon.

We left on Sunday, 26 June, after chatting to Matt in the morning and wishing him a Happy Birthday, and made our way back to Canouan.

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Another sunset