Turks and Caicos Isl.
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Turks
This is an awsoem Island. I recommend any one to come visit this quiet peaceful Island. Very friendly ...
Bleue comme toi / Blue like you
... it carefully. In the middle of all this I forgot to tell you we just passed Nassau. We're heading now for Turks and Caicos Islands. Next landing will be at Provinciales for fuel and, hopefully, lunch. The approach above water is breathtaking. The water ...
Destination Providenciales
Providenciales is the most visited of the Caicos islands and the main entry for the country. To the increasing number of visitors has to offer miles of beaches, all with the same snow-white sand and incredible turquoise water plus a very good selection ...
At Sea, Steaming toward Grand Turk
... chatted for a bit...then proceeded to walk about the ship. Three laps around equals one mile! We took in a culinary demonstration and a lecture on shopping in St. Thomas...then sunbathed for a bit and had lunch in the main dining room. This ...
Days 26-28: Time to go to another country
... a coral reef that day and make it safely to the Turks and Caicos. We spent the next 2 days in the Turks and Caicos, anchoring off the islands of French Cay and then Ambergris Cays. The second day we had our best snorkeling and spearfishing outing, ...
Grand Turk
... baskets in the front...and had a great time pedaling about the island with Jack, our guide. At one beach, Jack scooped up welks and other critters from the tidepools -- but it was too windy and the waves were too big for us to swim or snorkel. ...
Grand Turk, Our First Cruise Stop!
Wednesday was our first day off the ship, Grand Turk. Grand Turk Island is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is the largest island in the Turks Islands (the smaller of the two archipelagos that make up the island nation). It contains the ...
Grand Turk....??
... their own independence from the British. They didn't...and that's all I know about Grand Turk...the main island and government seat for the Turks & Caicos! I'd probably know more about Grand Turk if we had made our scheduled port call there ...
Beautiful Beaches
... was swimming in the pool and another guest comes up to me and asks were I am from. After saying California, he said me to and wanted more detail. I then said OC and he said that he was also from OC and lived in Newport Coast. I ...
1,400 miles and the rest of our lives to go
... learn from us new ways to green up their lives. We spent a lot of the evening looking at resource websites and sharing what we knew. The next morning Ron and Linda's granddaughter arrived and showed off her new "Earth ...
Into The Mystic
... wanted to get to the nearest landfall. He got better afterwards, and we settled on dropping him off at the Turks and Caicos (What the heck are those?! Apparently, it's a whole country I'd never even heard of before.). Richard and I ...
Cleaning and stuff
... marina cookout this evening before hopefully getting underway in the morning. The incoming cold front is not sounding as treacherous as originally anticipated, so, weather permitting, we'll head across the Caicos Bank tomorrow for Ambergris Cay. We'll ...
Full Moon Night Sailing
... , uninhabited island, and the beach we were facing at anchor was simply beautiful. It was a really refreshing swim first thing, and, despite sleeping in, we were still up early enough that we had the island to ourselves. We found a ...
Eleven Days in Providenciales, Turks and Ca
We would recommend a vacation in the Turks and Caicos ...
Anchor Dives and Rafting Parties
... (and fall) in Woods Hole. Had we been going on our own today, we probably would have left around 0700 and made it all the way across the Caicos Bank to Big Ambergris Cay. Leaving a few hours later, we were stranded in the middle of the Caicos Bank for ...
Festival, Delicious
... - where were we going, where were we staying, and he was quite defensive about whether or not we liked and respected Turks & Caicos. It quickly became apparent that Trevor was completely and utterly intoxicated...at 1000. We later found out that he ...
Hangovers and Rain Days
... I believe, this entire trip. Needless to say, it got a bit bumpy and with such overcast skies, eyeball navigating our way across the Caicos Bank today was not a very wise option. So we're having a rain day out at anchor. We slept in, Caleb made some ...
Characters Abound
... , the manager of a tiny little marina called Southside, and his wife Charlyn, assisted us when we arrived at the Turks and Caicos. His quintessential English accent was so proper amongst our Australian nasal twang and the American drawls you hear on the ...
Conch Shell Alarm Clocks
... Big Ambergris as close as we could, and the small island provided at least a little bit of protection from the swells and wind from the adjacent Turks Passage. Once anchored, we had lunch, I took a quick swim, and we relaxed in the sunshine all ...
From Turks & Caicos, With Love
... with our abundance of motoring since George Town, it seemed a very smart idea to refuel before making our way across the Caicos Bank and then down to the Dominican Republic. With friendly service, wifi, our first showers since Nassau (and of ...
Sunset on the marina
... . The water is so clear and shallow it was hard to get out! Today we did some more exploring of the Island and all the unaffordable realestate before heading for a swim out at Leeward. Tomorrow we're off on a sunset cruise and some more ...
Eleven Days in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Is
We just returned from the Turks and Caicos Islands. Had a marvelous time there. The hotel was average for the price, but it was the least expensive on the island. We paid just under $100 per night, and that also included a fairly large ...
Fresh Fish, part deaux
... through the reefs we were able to set the mains'l, which helped stabilize us to the swell. Once we were well past the reef and into the Turks Passage, the swell even settled down a bit. We had the jib set and were able to get sailing. As per usual, ...
Grand Turk
... at low tide you can walk to/from some of the other Islands. Back at the port, we walked through the many shops and headed to Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville for a drink(Mark had an Ultimate Margarita and I had a Pina Colada). We then headed to the ...
Grand Turk
... the salt trade. The waterfront on Grand Turk has the best sights in Cockburn Town, including historic Turks and Caicos Islands government buildings surrounding a small plaza where a Columbus Monument claims cheekily that the explorer landed here ...
Our last port of call
... of the people who visit Grand Turk spend most of their time at the Cruise Center with their shops, cafes, bars, swimming pool, and beach with lounge chairs. ...
Paradise Sail
This is our second time to Turks and Caicos. The sea colour is amazing! Hot and sunny skies, Love it. we went on the catamaran Paradise for a little sail along the coast. The first stop was for snorkling on the edge of the reef. Great clear water and a ...

