Day 1 in Tobago, Rachel Isaacs
We started off our day with some great breakfast just down the street from our hotel. Shortly after, it was time to head to the beach to get on the glass bottom boat that would take us around the reef and to the nylon pool! While waiting to board the boat, we all had a a chance to jump into the ocean for the first time and enjoy the beautiful water. Once we were on the boat, we were able to see the coral reef very clearly through the glass windows on the floor. Our guide pointed out several varieties of coral and fish before giving us our snorkel gear so we could see it up close!
After seeing the reef, the boat took us to “No Man’s Land”, which was a small beach area with the ocean on one side and a fresh water bay on the other. We got to walk around and take plenty of pictures before getting back on 
the boat to head to the Nylon Pool. The Nylon pool is a shallow, crys 
tal clear sandbar area far out into the ocean. Here, we got to swim around and enjoy the beautiful ocean.
Our next activity for the day took place a bit later and was a surprise for all of us! Around 6:30, we all loaded back onto the glass bottom boat, which then took us out to an area surrounded by mangroves.. Here, we saw our first glimpse of the glowing in the water… it was bioluminescent algae! We then got the opportunity to actually jump in the water and watch as the bioluminescent algae followed our every movement. Any disturbance lit up the algae, so all of our bodies seemed to glow. Mesmerized, we stayed in the water for quite a long time before hopping back in the boat to go the the Nylon Pool for a night swim.
Our first day in Tobago was absolutely incredible and I can’t wait to see and experience more of the island!