The Tobago Cays is a group of small deserted islands protected from the sea by Horseshoe Reef. Boat boys come round from neighboring inhabited islands, selling fresh bread in the morning, plus ice, lobsters and T shirts. When anchored in the Cays, you are not in the lea of any island (only reef), so if the winds are blowing, it’s very windy there!This is where Charlotte had her 4th birthday party, two years ago, on the beach, on an island 50 yards long – on the way there she asked me if the children who had been at her party would be there again.
A lot of effort has been made recently to make Tobago Cays a Marina Park. Part of the anchorage, where the sea grass grows, is sectioned off as no anchoring, to attract the turtles back. Charlotte and I went snorkeling and saw 2 big sting rays and a few turtles including a mother and baby (see pictures), (not to mention all the normal smaller fish).
One stingray kept following us and Charlotte got a bit nervous, especially as we were only in about 4 feet of water and the stingray kept swimming right below us.
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