After an early start from Port Elizabeth, we joined a schooner to Tobago Cays along with a few others, a cluster of uninhabited islands bounded by a horseshoe shaped reef and turquoise, blue and green water, almost unimaginable colours. It is a protected marine park, nestled in the middle of the Grenadines. Passing some intriguing cliff-based houses on Bequia, then Mustique and round Canouan, we moored close to a small beach and then went ashore to snorkel. It was Jean’s first and she took to it easily, including following close behind two turtles diving and surfacing, seemingly unbothered by her presence. The trip took about 3 hours each way, under sail with a stiff breeze for most of it, and we were served with breakfast, lunch, drinks and nibbles. During lunch, black-headed boobies, they’re birds you know, soared and dived very close by looking for tit bits, no pun intended! It was simply an excellent day and the best of the trip so far. After a 5:45 am alarm, a day full of enjoyment and fresh air, we were both beat by the end of it, but so fulfilled.
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