Turks and Caicos - April 14th 2011 - Day 41

Grand Turk is part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Crown Colony (like Bermuda), comprising 40 islands and cays.  It is blessed with crystal turquoise water and smooth white powder beaches.  It is 7 miles long an 1.5 miles wide, about 575 miles SE of Miami, and 30 miles south of the Bahamas.

It was a short stop - all due back on the boat by 12.30pm.  Right by the cruise ship dock was Jimmy Buffet's "Margaritaville" - a restaurant with big pools and a lovely beach (and wifi!). None of the cruise-ship passengers were interested in the restaurant but margaritas were flowing and the kids had a great time in the pool and snorkeling on the beach.

The town was a short distance away but most people never made it past Margaritaville and the purpose built tourist shops in the plaza right by the dock, which was very new and clean (they were hit by a category 4 hurricane not long ago).

We finished off the day with a nice meal at the Pinnacle Restaurant with Margaret and Chris