Travel
Like Johnny
epp in Turks
and Caicos
By Tim Cotroneo
as the most beautiful beach in
the Caribbean. When these
beachcombers get restless and
wish to see one of the other 37
islands making up the Turks and
Caicos chain, that’s when they
turn to Douglas and his crew.
What many of these remote islands
lack in refinement, they make up for
in sheer beauty. Enter the words
“most beautiful private Caribbean
island” into a search engine and this
is what Atabeyra passengers see
during their snorkeling tour.
JoJo and Happy Juice
On today’s excursion, Douglas’
dynamic duo of Tibi and Junior
explain to guests what to anticipate
during the next four hours. Junior
concluded his talk by saying, “What
makes each excursion special is you
should also expect the unexpected.”
Almost on cue, a passenger pointed
to a dark object swimming 30-feet
from the Atabeyra’s stern. Junior
exclaimed, “There’s JoJo and he’s
got a girlfriend.” JoJo is Turks and
Caicos’ most famous mammal,
a dolphin known for swimming solo
and loving the company of humans.
Today, JoJo greeted the Atabeyra
with a companion that Junior
determined was a female. Perhaps
JoJo’s potential romance had
something to do with the Atebeyra
name which means the Goddess
of Fertility.
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The passengers feverishly shot
photos of the congenial JoJo until
he submerged after 10 minutes of
frolicking with the Atabeyra. Junior
felt this JoJo close encounter was
reason to celebrate. He suggested
that the best way to honor JoJo’s
appearance was by sipping an orange
rum concoction he referred to as
Happy Juice.
Pine Cay Paradise
After another five minutes of sailing,