Tobago Cays

Hi everyone,

We spent two full days anchored inside the large Horseshoe Reef which surrounds the main lagoon in the Tobago Cays.  We were anchored SSW of Baradal in 5m of water over sand.  Good holding.  There's a 1m tidal range which has a significant effect on the sea state.  It can be quite choppy around high tide but settles down at low tide.

Snorkelling the lagoon

We had four swimming sessions, all using our dinghy to get to interesting start points.  For two we tied up to a dinghy trot and could then swim freely.  For the other two we took the dinghy upwind to the edge of Horseshoe Reef then drifted downwind with the dinghy in hand.  All took us over areas of sand, coral and sea grass.

Some of the coral patches are very shallow - don't dinghy over them!

Spectacular coral patches not done justice by our cameras

Lots of fish on all the coral patches

Some large schools of fish

Bombie with fish

We saw several rays.  Most were accompanied by several decent-sized fish.

Ray

Ray with escort

The most spectacular sights were the turtles.  Lots of them and they aren't shy at all.

Turtle

Sometimes up to 5 turtles in sight

Well Fed

We loved Tobago Cays.  The anchorage wasn't the smoothest but the holding was good and the snorkelling spectacular!

Did we have a good time?