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Swimming with Sea Turtles

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On Friday, March 30th, Luke and I had the opportunity to visit the Tobago Cays. We caught an H van in the morning to be at the marina by 8:30am. When the boat arrived, we thought they were joking. It was a speedboat big enough to fit 18 of us, but compared to the catamarans and yachts around it, it looked tiny!  Our boat. Luke and I found a nice bench seat in front of the captain and under the shade. Since Luke spends the majority of his time here studying in the library, I knew his poor skin wouldn't be able to handle the sun all day. Thankfully, the waves were not too rough, and the trip only took about two hours. It was fun to see some of the other grenadine islands as we passed. The captain even took a little detour so we could see the marina at Canouan. Since it was so close to Easter, the Tobago Cays area was very busy.   Our first stop was Petit Tabac, known locally as "Rum Island." It was on this little island that part of Pir