Osprey Beach Hotel Grand Turk

... There was also a beach with lots of chairs available. The shops were better than we thought they would be, but we had booked a land tour and wouldn't have much time for shopping. <br><br>After we met our tour guide, she took us to the bus that we would ride in. This bus was very small and old. The bus had folding seats attached to the regular seats so a third person could sit in the aisle. It was a cramped experience, but fortunately, it was air-conditioned. The young woman ...

... today...but we didn't...so I don't! The Captain took a run at the pier but at the last minute decided the wind and seas would have beat the hell out of the ship if he tied up to the pier in the gale force winds...so he just turned around and headed north towards out next stop...Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. It's too bad that we couldn't make the stop if only because Grand Turk depends on the tourist industry and it took a really ...

Hippo Birdy to Mark! As we left our cabin, I had to take a photo of the balloons that decorated our door. Our cabin steward was excellent everyday...he even replaced the tp when it would get low. Up to the top we go to see the Island of Grand Turk...pretty blue waters and very hot. Headed to deck four to get on our hop on/off bus excursion but there is a problem. They needed to park the Freedom o/t Seas before we could leave for safety. Not only did we ...

... café, Gilley's. Not bad, and belongers having a good time. Flight was straight forward, on time, with a quick stop over on South Caicos, about 30 minutes total. Fun to look out at all the islands go by. At the Grand Turk airport, we found a guy outside that gave us the number of a taxi driver, we called on our cell. By the way, ATT works everywhere with no special rigging, Verizon does not. The taxi driver, named Salt Cay, was there in about 30 seconds. Took ...

Grand Turk was ok. Not a place I would choose to go back to. The port is very tiny (as is the island) and very nicely done and there is a very nice beach right there. We did a kyaking and snorkling excursion that was not too great - I think the best thing to have done here was just head to the beach and enjoy the beautiful blue water and soft sand.

... The Sandbar, an outdoor bar on the beach across from the Salt Raker and neighboring Manta House, is a great spot for a quick snack, serving up quesadillas, burgers and some more cracked conch. Duke Street. Best Cocktail Rum punch, a concoction of coconut rum, dark rum, pineapple and orange juices, and grenadine. The best we have had is at Sandbar, across from Manta House on Duke Street. If throwing back a local beer is more your style, try Turks Head ...

... and the beach cafe where we ate several meals. So consider this a practice run on travel blogging. I uploaded my pictures successfully! I figured out how to do things! I just don't remember the trip..... :) Future blogs will be much more interesting, I promise.

... flourescent. We also enjoyed a lot of relaxing time on the beach in front of RWI. Driving around the island was fun, since they drive on the "wrong" side of the road in Provo. Thanks Terri for doing the driving! Our little car did the trick. I have been to many places in the caribbean and I am pretty sure this was the bluest water I have ever seen. I will be anxious to return.

... and big 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. In fact Jack said that he had never seen the sea so choppy on that side of the island. We continued cycling into town. Quaint old buildings lined the street and we had a few ...

OK, so we've been here for 6 months now and we have to admit to being really **** at communicating!!! After spending our entire first day on the island searching frantically for what we thought was a lost cat (in fright she'd climbed inside the sofa bed and wasn't making a sound!!) we got straight down to work. Wiz is working full time as a dive instructor and is out on the boats teaching and guiding dives each day. This is hard physical work, a far cry from a desk job and he's ...