Feb 4, 2020 - A Day on Grand Turk

We did not dock till 11 AM today so we had a leisurely breakfast downstairs then got ready to leave the ship. We watched it come in to Grand Turk, but we were not on the dock side of the ship so most of our view was of the ocean. We did see that the Carnival Fascination had docked before us on the other side of the dock. We waited for the signal to disembark and headed down. There was a line at the elevator and when they came they were already full so we headed for the stairs to meet up with another line to go down the final stair and off...

Mar 5, 2018 - Providenciales - Turks & Caicos Islands

Finally, Back to Le Cap for the night. The tap-tap ride from Milot sets a new record for me. 13 of us squeeze together under the camper shell of a ragged old Toyota pickup. Then there are 4 people hanging off the back. There are 3 banana stalks on the roof, but only 3 people in the cab. All adults. No cheating with children or small animals. The city seems less chaotic than when I first arrived. I suspect the change is in how I perceive. I really enjoyed Haiti. The Palace and Citadel were worth the 63 year wait. Lots of unusual and...

Feb 9, 2017 - Grand Turk

We arrived in Grand Turk at 11 am and left at 5 pm. What a gorgeous island! It is very small and you could see the whole island from the cruise ship. The waters were such a beautiful turquoise color. Today we did the Clear Kayaking and Eco Safari excursion. It was a lot of fun. The Kayak was glass bottomed to allow us to see various forms of marine life. It was not very deep and in fact, there were times we had to push with our paddles to avoid being stuck on the bottom. Up at the end of where we paddled, there were numerous sea vegetation...

Apr 22, 2015 - Caribbean Cruise! Day 6 Hello Grand Turk!

We had been researching what to do while on Grand Turk and had settled on Jack's Shack which was located off the cruise line's private beach area; further down along the shoreline. We had told our friends about it and the famous 'digging dog' so they met up with us later on. We rented an umbrella and two chairs for the day. Great spot but, everything was fairly pricey. After a day of chilling on the beach and watching the Valor's sister ship the Sunshine pull into dock, it was back to the ship for the sea days back to port. This is the port...

Aug 2, 2014 - Beaches Resort Turks and Caicos 2nd - 9th August 2014

Today we took an early morning Air Canada flight from Toronto to Providenciales (Turks and Caicos). The flight started off fine but then we hit hurricane Bertha - to say this is one of the worst flights we had had is an understatement - it was a little bit scary. Four hours later after making a very long and bumpy approach into the airport we landed in a very wet and windy Providenciales. After being transported to our accommodation at the Caribbean Village, Beaches resort we realised what a wonderful choice we had made picking the Turks...

Jan 31, 2013 - Palm Springs & Caribbean Cruise - January 2013

New Year's was uneventful - it's great having satellite because you can watch the Eastern feed at 9 pm and pretend it's the New Year already. The weather continues to be beautiful but cool. We met two really nice couples in the hot tub. Cathy and Larry from Campbell River and Cheryl and Brad from Nanaimo. We have found that the owners here are not that inclusive to renters - having their own groups and activities already set from coming down here for so long. So we gravitate to fellow renters! We spent several quality Happy Hours with them...

Mar 4, 2012 - Providenciales, Turks & Caicos

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 of Restaurants for a fine dining experience. Be aware tough, it’s not a secret anymore and the time when it was the remote Caribbean escape has long since past as you can see from the number of new beach-front properties under construction. However, Provo (as it’s locally known) remains the...

Mar 15, 2011 - sailing the banks and Atlantic ocean

Hello People, We have had a long sail and just now changed our map to the Western Caribbean, We got our despacio documents and were glad to be underway again. The weather gods have been on our side, sailed across the Turks and Caicos banks with 16 ft under the keel. A safe anchorage and we were on our way again. This time we were heading out into big water for a 13 hour sail to the Domincan Republic. This leg had to be done at night for two reasons, one we needed to arrive in the morning so we could find our way once arriving near land and...

Nov 11, 2009 - Island Hopping in the Caribbean

We decided to take a week long cruise of the Eastern Caribbean on the Carnival Liberty, a chance to live it up and eat it up and see some amazing islands. After so much constant moving, it was a nice change to spend a week in the same bed- and what a nice bed it was! The ship itself held over 3,000 guests and had enough entertainment options to keep most people in the diverse crowd happy. There were pools, hot-tubs, waterslides, mini-golf, a movie theater, live shows, comedians and much more. The restaurants and buffets were all 5 star and...

May 13, 2009 - Turks and Caicos

Well the journey from George Town Turks and Caicos took 24 hours. it was my first time really on a professional boat doing watches while underway. these included engine room checks, for those of you who think that i dont do anything other than have fun and polish stuff ill outline some of the things that i have do to while underway. Checks on generators, oil, fuel, temp, load drawing. fuel level checks in all tanks. black water and grey water levels. (we actually have a sewage treatment system on board that can make water capable of...

Apr 22, 2009 - Day 1

We're on vacation! And we couldn't be more excited. (Turns out that lawyers work A LOT. Who knew!). We chose sunny, relaxing Turks & Caicos as our getaway destination. It's only a three and half hour flight from Boston and thanks to the slumping economy, we got a sweet deal on a private villa in an amazing resort. Yay for recession marketing! We arrived in Providenciales around three o'clock and were greeted by eighty-eight degrees of bright sunshine. The Turks & Caicos Islands are geographically part of the Bahamas Bank and lie just...

Feb 13, 2009 - Grand Turk

On this day we finally got the Caribbean cruise day we originally signed up for. The winds were down, the waves were down, and the temperatures were up. It was perfect for our balcony breakfast and after breakfast we stayed on the balcony and read and just enjoyed the time until the sun finally drove us inside. It was a beautiful morning! The temperatures continued to climb until we were happy to be inside. This was the first time we have been HOT since we left home. Finally it was shorts and tee shirt weather. As we approached Grand Turk...