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Background: The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory.



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Grand Turk
Grand Turk
It really IS beautiful by nature!
Today’s port of call was Grand Turk, the capital of the Turk and Caicos Islands. The island is only 7 miles long, 1 ½ miles wide and has about 6000 people living on the island. Many people had told me about how beautiful the island was and it certainly is beautiful, but completely different that I’d imagined. I’d pictured a lush tropical island, but Grand Turk is all sand, water and salt. The salt industry used to be huge on the island and there are salt water ponds all over it. Because of all of the salt, vegetation cannot survive in [View Full Entry]

Travelling Artist - Jeanette Hedley | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: January 14th 2007 | 304 Views | [diary=118821]

From the Cliffs At Lighthouse Park
Lighthouse Park
The Cliffs At Lighthouse Park

Lay Day
Lay Day
Lay Day in Crooked Island
Lots of photos and a few changes... Since we have a good internet connection, we are taking advantage and sending all the photos that we have been saving. We have a good connection because we are weather-bound in the Caicos Islands, so weather-bound that Mark and I will be leaving by plane, not boat… It is 75 degrees outside but there are torrential rain squalls and the winds have been in the 20-30 knots region with big seas as this front comes through, so Paul can’t even think of moving the boat until Thursday, which is our day to return to [View Full Entry]

The LibMarkBerPa Show - Holden/Schweiss | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 12th 2006 | 161 Views | [diary=110188]

Traders
SOSpenders
Coral reefers

departure
departure
we're under way again!
Hello families and friends, We are preparing for Captain's dinner, with Mark and Libby's final full day in the Turks and Caicos, British West Indies. What fun we have had, with many adventures. We'll toast you all tonight and hope to see you all soon. Tomorrow we travel.... some east, some west. Will keep you posted on all the latest adventures. Here is a final parting shot of the Banks. [View Full Entry]

The LibMarkBerPa Show - Holden/Schweiss | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 13th 2006 | 128 Views | [diary=110427]


West Caicos: Today, we made the short hop to West Caicos which took about 5 hours. We made this short sail in order to line ourselves up for a proper (and shorter) departure towards Haiti. We left Providenciales around noon and arrived West Caicos at approximately 5:PM. The plan is to set sail at 11:PM tonight in order to arrive in Haiti during daylight hours. Cheers! Annie & Eric www.WeBeSailing.com [View Full Entry]

WeBeSailing - Annie & Eric www.WeBeSailing.com | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 11th 2006 | 338 Views | [diary=110094]

West Caicos

Thursday December 7th 2006 www.WeBeSailing.com Providenciales Turks & Caicos This is our 10th day here~~~~~~~ we are not complaining believe me! The weather has been on the hot side with regular tropical shower off and on.. But it’s all great when we hear that there are 3 inches of snow where we live in Montreal. Our crew, Christiane and Benoit, have sadly departed for Montreal on Tuesday morning. We are sure that they had a shock is waiting in Mtl!!!! Snow on the ground to freeze their asses off….. We will be dropping our dock lines today and will set s [View Full Entry]

WeBeSailing - Annie & Eric www.WeBeSailing.com | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 7th 2006 | 349 Views | [diary=108327]

View from Didier
Turtle Cove Marina
Dinner at Yanick

Happy Hour
Happy Hour
Annie, Capt Eric & Christiane
Saturday December 2nd 2006 www.WeBeSailing.com Providenciales, Turks & Caicos - Turtle cove marina The Turk & Caicos Islands, a British dependent territory comprising eight islands and some 40 cays. Lie at the southeastern end of the Bahamas. The Islands are generally flat, with rolling hills, with the highest elevation found on Grand Turk at 250 feet. Legend purports the Islands were named from the scarlet dome of the barrel-shaped Turks Head cactus which reminds one of a Turkish fez and the word “cayos” for small islands. The Islands aptly proclaimed, “Beauti [View Full Entry]

WeBeSailing - Annie & Eric www.WeBeSailing.com | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 3rd 2006 | 671 Views | [diary=107050]

Island Dog
Yes Christmas trees, Why Not!!
Conch Farm

The crossing from Charleston SC to Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Friday Nov 24th, Saturday Nov 25th, Sunday Nov 26th, Monday Nov 27th & Tuesday Nov 28th Day One: With Annie and our replacement crew and fresh supplies all on board, we dropped our dock lines and sailed away from Charleston South Carolina at 11:30am on Friday Nov 24th. Exiting the harbor entrance will all sails hoisted and setting to sea by just after lunch. With the first obstacle before us, being the Gulf Stream, some 50 nautical miles to our east, and to arrive at the GS by just [View Full Entry]

WeBeSailing - Annie & Eric www.WeBeSailing.com | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 29th 2006 | 499 Views | [diary=106956]

Sunset Over the sea
Seas
Providenciales’s barrier reef

Well was another trip to Gibbs Cay“Key”. Gibbs Cay is about a 25 minute ride from Grand Turk. We only go to the Cay on special trips and today was one of them. Well it started off with two dives in the morning in Grand Turk on the Wall. At 9am did our first dive and we the second was done by 12:30pm. After that we all got off and went for something to eat before our big trip out to the Cay. I packed the boat with a cooler full of water, ice and Jon’s world famous Rum Punch. The [View Full Entry]

JP s World Tour - Jon Piett | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 4th 2006 | 823 Views | [diary=64104]

The Rays making pass
Snorkeling with rays
Lemon Shark

Carnival Cruise
Carnival Cruise
A view from my window of Carnival Cruise coming in
Well today was great.. …2 weeks of training and learning to run the boats. My day started off in the morning getting the boats in and ready for the morning dives. Today we have the grand opening of the new Carnival Cruise Lines Terminal in Grand Turk. The day started off great sunny day, no wind, the ship passed right in front of my house approx. 730am. Grand Turk doesn’t have too many tourist walking around but on this day they had ship coming in the total population of the whole island is 3,500 people and just one ship has as [View Full Entry]

JP s World Tour - Jon Piett | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 20th 2006 | 1292 Views | [diary=59901]

Grand turk sun set
Coral
underwater

Sunset
Sunset
The sunset on the porch in Grand turk
Hi, everyone this is my first blog. Well my trip started 10 months ago in Thailand where I did my training to become a scuba dive instructor and travel the world. Well guess what it happened!!.. I did it and now I’m now in Turks and Caicos Island on a island called the Grand Turk. I came here because I found employment with a dive shop called Blue Water Divers. And to follow my quest of finding year round summer. The Grand Turks Island has about 3,500 people living here in a small community. On the island nothing is grown its [View Full Entry]

JP s World Tour - Jon Piett | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 12th 2006 | 549 Views | [diary=58714]

the wall
coral
fish


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