Sailing on Fortitude (July 18-23)

Approaching Petit Bateau in Tobago Cays (Jul 21, 2004, 02:55pm) Only a half an hour after leaving Saline Bay, we arrive at the outskirts of the Tobago Cays. The Tobago Cays are a group of five, small, unpopulated islands two miles west of Mayreau. Although the islands are technically unpopulated, the area of the Tobago Cays is alive with dozens of sailboats and hundreds of boaters, tourists and fisherman. The main attraction of the Tobago Cays are the reefs. Horseshoe reef is just east of the main cluster of four islands in water only eight feet deep and full of coral heads and sea creatures. In this picture, you can see the leeward side of the west most island, Petit Bateau.

Boat off Petit Rameau (Jul 21, 2004, 02:56pm)

The beach at Petit Rameau, Tobago Cays (Jul 21, 2004, 02:56pm) As we pass between Petit Bateau (to the south) and Petit Rameau (to the north), I took this picture of the beach on the southern short of Petit Rameau. As with all the beaches in the Tobago Cays, boaters take their dingies over to the beaches to enjoy the sand, sea and sun.