Location: Tobago Cays
This morning, my fellow shipmates woke up at 6:40 for the first advanced certification dive, which dealt with navigation. Then we had Chef Eric and Jenny’s delicious homemade cinnamon rolls and an MTE (sailing) class intro to navigation. Then Caitlin, Gio, Allison, and I went to a new Tobago Cay island while John and Marc went windsurfing off Ocean Star. The weather was gorgeous as we wandered the island and snorkeled. Then we had Callaloo (a local vegetable) soup, which was fun. Afterward, we had a science dive meeting and more shore time on another nearby Tobago Cay. We explored and then either snorkeled, chilled on the beach, or windsurfed (John and I). John actually sailed the windsurfer from the island, too. Then we were picked up at 4 pm and chilled/showered till dinner, which was curry chicken with rice. After that, we gathered our snorkel gear and headed to a nearby shallow reef for a cool night snorkel. We saw lots of lobster and everyone, but I saw at least one nurse shark (some saw two). Today was an awesome day, and the Tobago Cays are a really beautiful and fun place to hang out.